Easy To Use Automated X-Ray Map Acquisition and Quantification
Probe Image: Automated X-ray Map Acquisition
Probe Image provides a complete solution for manual and automated analog signal (SE, BSE, CL, etc.) imaging, and X-ray (WDS and EDS) mapping of multiple samples under multiple conditions for JEOL and Cameca EPMA instruments.
An intuitive interface for specification of all imaging and mapping acquisition parameters. Select all acquisition and automation options in a single window and easily save and recall previous acquisition setups.
All data is saved with 32 bit floating point precision to ensure that all digital intensities are preserved for maximum flexibility for subsequent qualitative or quantitative post-processing including total and oxygen by stoichiometry images.
Automated Peak and Background Acquisition
Acquire automated off-peak images using one or two background positions. Also supports Mean Atomic Number (MAN) backgrounds for high accuracy background corrections without the need for acquisition of off-peak background maps.
Accurately quantify X-ray maps for dead time, background, matrix effects, spectral interferences, including low Z elements with excessive absorption corrections.
Yes, each pixel is treated as a point analysis for all necessary/specified corrections! In addition, during post processing we can specify additional un-analyzed elements for individual phases to ensure an accurate matrix correction for each material phase.
Automated Acquisition of Time Dependent Intensity X-ray Maps
Time Dependent Intensity (TDI) map acquisitions are automatically acquired simply by specifying the number of replicate maps, which can be subsequently utilized in quantification of beam sensitive materials or to compensate for carbon contamination of trace carbon measurements.
Using fast replicate scans we are able to extrapolate X-ray map intensities to zero time, on a pixel by pixel basis, for quantitative correction of alkali ion migration (or carbon contamination) and other beam damage artifacts.
CalcImage: Quantitative X-ray Mapping
Transform Your Raw X-ray Maps into Fully Quantitative X-ray Maps
Automated Major/Minor/Trace Element Map Quantification
CalcImage utilizes quantification based on compositional standards acquired in Probe for EPMA for rigorous correction of every pixel for dead time, beam drift, standard intensity drift, background (off-peak or MAN), matrix effects (ZAF, PAP, XPP or high speed Monte Carlo) and quantitative spectral interference corrections.
Our optimized double iteration code performs high speed quantification quickly and automatically, treating every pixel as a point analysis for ultimate accuracy.
Classification and Modal Analysis
CalcImage has advanced classification and modal analysis methods for both area and mass phase weighting.
Also provided are red-green-blue (RGB) and image math formula operations which can be applied to quantitative X-ray maps (elemental, oxide, atomic, formula basis, and mineral end-members).
Automated Presentation Quality Output of All X-Ray Maps
CalcImage provides numerous automated outputs for generation of presentation quality reports with single, 4 or 9 x-ray maps per page. CalcImage also supports automated generation of output with slice, strip and polygon area extraction graphics.
In addition, CalcImage can perform profile plotting with quantitative histogram (Quantigram) element distributions.
Variation Plots
CalcImage can plot all pixels as variation (correlation) plots for visual phase grouping in both intensity and concentration units in order to explore phase heterogeneity.
Find and explore compositional correlations in your quantitative X-ray mapping projects with just a few mouse clicks.
Three Point Image to Stage Calibrations
CalcImage incorporates an advanced three fiducial method to calibrate your instrument’s scan coils at multiple magnifications, allowing not only for accurate millimeter/micro scale bars but also handling image/sample rotations automatically.
These image calibrations ensure that your point analyses accurately line up with your BSE/SE/CL and x-ray map pixels.
