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John,
I don't know if the server will accept my post from my work address, so
please forward if necessary.
Your question is about kV for EBSD, which is electron channeling, not X-ray
analysis. The resolution of EBSD signal is ~ linear with kV. Lower kV is
better for resolution of the EBSD signal because you have a smaller
interaction volume of beam with sample. But higher kV will give you
better signal (like BSE). Other contributing factors such as amount of
deformation, grain size, sample prep (very important in EBSD), working
distance, come into play.
My EBSD-expert colleague says that 20kV is the defacto standard (sort of the
way 15kV has become the geoscience X-ray spectrometry standard), optimizing
resolution and signal.
Jim
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> From: "John Fournelle" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 2:53 PM
> Subject: [PROBE-USERS] EBSD question: what kev is good?
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> > We have acquired a nice new SEM (W filament, variable pressure Hitachi
> > S3400) whose function principally is quality CL imaging (Gatan
PanaCL/F),
> > and EBSD (HKL) work.
> >
> > We have a question for labs out there with more EBSD experience under
> > their belts than we do: have you determined an optimal keV setting, for
> > any/all of your work? (we are doing geological work)
> >
> > It seems to me that you don't want to go to higher keV than necessary as
> > the scattering will increase (though the effective backscattered, oops
> > forescattered electron signals that are relevant may only be those from
> > the first events near the surface, suggested by Prior [1999]) and the
> > spatial resolution will decrease (though I am not convinced about
this) --
> > or does going to high keV improve the signal generated on the phosphor
> > screen and thus improve the Kukchi line discrimination? Clearly having
> > significant counts (=high enough current) is probably the most important
> > factor, but given that is not a problem, would say 30 keV yield better
> > results vs 15 keV?
> >
> > thanks.
> >
> > John
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