Initial EDS analysis usually involv

Initial EDS analysis usually involves the generation of an X-ray spectrum from the entire scan area of the SEM. Below is a secondary electron image of a polished geological specimen and the corresponding X-ray spectra that was generated from the entire scan area. The Y-axis shows the counts (number of X-rays received and processed by the detector) and the X-axis shows the energy level of those counts. The EDS software we have, “Noran System Six” (NSS), is quite good at associating the energy level of the X-rays with the elements and shell levels that generated them.