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Reasons to Replace a Proportional Counter (PC) in the Wavelength Dispersive Spectrometer (WDS) with a Silicon Drift Detector (SDD)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2020

Richard Wuhrer
Affiliation:
Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Ken Moran
Affiliation:
Moran Scientific Pty Ltd, Bungonia, New South Wales, Australia

Abstract

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Type
Advances in Quantitative Electron Beam Microanalysis (EDS and WDS)
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2020

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Authors wish to thank Amptek Inc for the detectors, especially John Pantazis and David Clifford. Authors also wish to thank Western Sydney University Advance Material Characterisation Facility (AMCF) and staff.Google Scholar