EDAX EDS/EBSD on FEI Helios NanoLab 600i dual beam - Status: Available
General Information
- Current Status:
- Available
- Use Rates:
- Service:
- Request Service Quote. The Staff rate is $50/hour (Internal) and $55 /hour (External) in addition to the instrument rate.
- Building:
- NRB (0557)
- Room:
- Room (8E)
- In Cleanroom:
- No
- Main Contact:
- Nicholas Rudawski
Description
The EDAX Octane Elite SDD EDS and Velocity EBSD camera are auxiliary systems added to the FEI Helios NanoLab 600i dual beam FIB/SEM to provide nanoscale (<100 nm) to microscale (>1 um) compositional, texture, and crystallographic analysis.
Instrument Specifications:
YouTube tutorial: EBSD + EDS using EDAX Velocity EBSD, Octane Elite EDS, and APEX software (02/24/25)
EDAX webinar: introduction to EBSD (10/03/23)
EDAX webinar: post-processing of EBSD data (02/02/22)
EDAX webinar: optimizing EBSD results using OIM 8 (02/22/22)
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
1. You must already be trained to operate the FEI Helios Nanolab 600i dual FIB/SEM.
2. You must read through and familiarize yourself with the EBSD-related reading materials listed under "Docs".
3. You must watch and familiarize yourself with the EBSD-related videos listed previously.
Capabilities
- Nanoscale (<100 nm) to microscale (>1 um)compositional analysis using EDS
- Nanoscale (<100 nm) to microscale (>1 um) texture and crystallographic analysis using EBSD
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