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A Shield for Reducing the Thermal Signal from Heating Holders During In Situ Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 July 2007

Santhana K. Eswaramoorthy ,
James M. Howe  and
Fritz Phillipp
Santhana K. Eswaramoorthy
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4745, USA
James M. Howe
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4745, USA
Fritz Phillipp
Affiliation:
Max-Plank-Institut für Metallforschung, Heisenbergstr. 3, Stuttgart, 70569, Germany
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Abstract

This article describes a simple shield that can be placed on typical commercial heating holders to reduce the thermal signal during heating to reasonable levels for in situ energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis. The improved temperature capability provided by the shield is demonstrated by initial compositional analysis results obtained across a solid–liquid interface on Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloy powder particles. Considerations in the design of and improvement for the shield are discussed.

Keywords

in situ TEMheating holderthermal shieldEDXSsolid–liquid interface
Type
MATERIALS APPLICATIONS
Information
Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , August 2007 , pp. 291 - 295
Copyright
© 2007 Microscopy Society of America

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