Thermo’s UltraDry helps electron microscopes detect low-energy X-rays

August 14, 2007 — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has improved its large-area UltraDry silicon drift detector for electron microscopes to enable sensing of very low energy X-rays down to Beryllium. According to the company, the resulting clear peak separations enable easier interpretation of spectra and superior confidence in the analysis.

The UltraDry is able to collect data at extremely high count rates without sacrificing energy resolution or light element sensitivity. Coupled with Thermo Fisher’s NORAN System SIX and Direct-to-Phase (DTP) software, the unit enables quick and accurate determination of compounds and identification of where they are located within a sample.
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UltraDry is part of the NORAN System SIX microanalysis system, which targets electron microscopists working in microelectronics and semiconductor manufacture, alloys and metals analysis, geology, forensic science, failure analysis, and academic research.

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