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Highly Automated Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy Elemental Quantification

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2014

Raman D. Narayan ,
J. K. Weiss  and
Peter Rez
Raman D. Narayan*
Affiliation:
AppFive LLC, 1095 West Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 110, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
J. K. Weiss
Affiliation:
AppFive LLC, 1095 West Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 110, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
Peter Rez
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Arizona State University, PO Box 871504, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
*
*Corresponding author.raman@appfive.com
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Abstract

A model-based fitting algorithm for electron energy-loss spectroscopy spectra is introduced, along with an intuitive user-interface. As with Verbeeck & Van Aert, the measured spectrum, rather than the single scattering distribution, is fit over a wide range. An approximation is developed that allows for accurate modeling while maintaining linearity in the parameters that represent elemental composition. Also, a method is given for generating a model for the low-loss background that incorporates plural scattering. Operation of the user-interface is described to demonstrate the ease of use that allows even nonexpert users to quickly obtain elemental analysis results.

Keywords

EELSquantificationmodelfittingplural scatteringmultiple scattering
Type
EDGE Special Issue
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , June 2014 , pp. 798 - 806
Copyright
© Microscopy Society of America 2014 

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