EBSD and EDS detectors

The Symmetry S2 EBSD detector is mounted on a Versa 3D scanning electron microscope (SEM) in the ACMIN scanning electron microscopy laboratory. It allows for: -analysis of the local texture and phase composition of crystalline materials. -with a rate of 4,500 indexed diffraction images per second. -collection of diffraction images with a maximum resolution of 1244x1024 pixels (e.g. for local stress analysis). -scanning of large sample areas (e.g. 20 x 20 mm). The accompanying software allows e.g. determination of average grain size, and generation of polar figures (crystallographic texture). More about EBSD can be found at https://www.ebsd.com/. The Ultim Max EDS detector is a detector of the excited radiation energy from a sample in the Versa 3D scanning electron microscope(SEM) at the ACMIN scanning electron microscopy laboratory. It enables qualitative and quantitative analysis of chemical composition at a point, analysis along a line and surface mapping.