The SX50 is automated with the full SAMx software and hardware suite. (Analyze This! is the first user of the SAMx software for EPMA, dating back to 1991. Take a look at the SAMx web here. SAMx is a French company of microanalysis experts who have developed extremely powerful and efficient software for the Electron Probe analytical industry. It is managed by Dr. Jean-Francois Thiot who is one of the most respected experts in the Electron Probe Microanalysis area.)

XMAS is the automation package that controls our SX50 wavelength and energy dispersive spectrometers. XMAS adds great efficiency to the operation of our instrument allowing for much more economical analyses of your specimens. Unattended, overnight operation is routinely carried out and frequently our customers’ results are available within 24-48 hours of specimen receipt.

HiMax is a powerful imaging package consisting of hardware and software running on a PC platform. HiMax allows our SX50 to digitally acquire video images (SE, BSE, ABS,…) simultaneously with X-ray signals (Combined EDS and WDS maps)

Our SX50 is capable of simultaneously mapping up to 15 elements (Combined EDS+WDS)! along with simultaneous secondary electron and  backscattered electron image acquisition.

Take a look at an example: FAST Mapping of a Tool  Steel

Large-area stage mapping with accuracy. Optically encoded mechanical specimen stage ensures sub-micron accuracy on areas as large as 50x50mm 

IDFix is the EDS software package that gives our SX50 the ability to collect, display and reduce EDS spectrum data. IDFix is integrated with both XMAS and HiMax to allow true WDS/EDS integration for elemental mapping and quantitative analysis. IDFix, combined with our NumeriX Digital Pulse Processor allows for extremely high x-ray pulse throughputs of up to 300,000 cps/channel at reasonable deadtimes!