Practical Electron Microscopy and Database

An Online Book, Second Edition by Dr. Yougui Liao (2006)

Practical Electron Microscopy and Database - An Online Book

Chapter/Index: Introduction | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Appendix

Maintenance of EDS System

Some routine maintenance should be performed on EDS spectrometers. For instance, the systems should be calibrated so that the peak positions are found within 10 eV of the tabulated values. On the other hand, due to the drift of electronic amplifier, the calibration should be performed frequently.