PRODUCT INNOVATIONS
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New X-ray Spectrometer with first completely integrated EDS/WDS system
Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the launch of the first intelligent
Wavelength Dispersive X-ray spectrometer (WDS), the Thermo Scientific
MagnaRay™ WDS Spectrometer. The instrument automatically combines
energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) results with WDS operations using
the embedded expert system. Integrated with the Thermo Scientific EDS
NORAN System 7, the MagnaRay determines the elements to be analyzed
simultaneous to the EDS collecting the data, providing unparalleled
microanalysis results with confidence and accuracy. The MagnaRay WDS
Spectrometer will be showcased at the Thermo Scientific booth #834 at
the Microscopy & Microanalysis 2008 conference, August 3-7 in
Albuquerque.
Building on the ten year history of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s
MAXray WDS spectrometer, the new MagnaRay combines the benefits of EDS
and WDS to help identify elements in a sample as well as their
quantitative value. Seamless integration with the NORAN System 7
software means that EDS operators are already trained for WDS analyses.
The benefits associated with NORAN System 7 are enhanced when combined
with the MagnaRay spectrometer, offering exceptional EDS/WDS
qualitative, quantitative and x-ray imaging capabilities.
The innovative design makes nanoanalysis a possibility for the first
time, easily operating at lower voltages than traditional WDS.
"Intensities of low energy x-rays can be 10 to 100 times higher than
traditional WDS technologies enabling the MagnaRay to provide unmatched
levels of application performance thanks to low-voltage and low beam
current operating conditions," explains David Rohde, microanalysis
manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific. "The design of the spectrometer
widens the application base allowing it to be easily used on SEM and
FESEM."
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