New products and software introduce significant advancements for analytical methods and dramatically improve laboratory productivity, says company.
Thermo Electron announces the expansion of its X-ray microanalysis product line with the addition of new instrumentation and software.
Thermo's UltraDry silicon drift detector isd a new liquid nitrogen (LN)-free solution for high-throughput energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) applications.
Combining ultra high-count rate, high-resolution performance associated with silicon drift technologies and high sensitivity for light element detection (down to carbon at high count rates), the UltraDry provides vibration-free operation for cost-effective no-LN operation.
Another innovation provides the ability to simultaneously acquire data from multiple detectors, thereby cutting data collection times by half.
Multiple detector inputs on one Noran Six analyser also enable users to run different X-ray detector types.
For example, users can now collect high-throughput data using Thermo's new UltraDry silicon drift detector, and then acquire data with an LN-cooled detector under lower beam current conditions, all with the same X-ray microanalysis system.
A new software option extends the capabilities of X-ray mapping and Thermo's exclusive Compass component extraction tool, allowing users to extract chemically unique phases and to create true phase distribution maps and spectra from Compass-processed data.
This enhancement simplifies the process of identifying chemically unique phases in spectral imaging data.
Based on feedback from current users, Thermo has also added new built-in tools for analysis on the Noran Six software, including an Adobe Photoshop-style magic wand area selection tool, and isometric map contouring tools.
