SUMMARY
Results are reported concerning the use of an energy dispersive X‐ray detector to carry out the analysis of thin foils in the electron microscope. The combination of a thin specimen and the extreme stability of the energy dispersive X‐ray detector enables the experimental determination of a calibration curve of X‐ray production—detection efficiency vs characteristic X‐ray energy. Quantitative analysis can be carried out using the calibration curve without reference to standards at the time of analysis.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.