Overview
Thermo Scientific K-Alpha is a completely integrated, monochromated small-spot X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) system. Advanced performance, reduced cost of ownership, increased ease of use and small size makes K-Alpha the ideal solution for a number of existing, as well as new surface analysis application areas.
K-Alpha is developed for a multi-user environment and is the first XPS tool to provide a completely automated workflow from sample entry to report generation. The Thermo Scientific K-Alpha is a fully integrated X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. The latest revision of the award winning K-Alpha XPS platform features dramatically improved spectroscopic performance, offering higher count rates, quicker analysis times and enhanced chemical detectability. Analytical options now include a tilt module for ARXPS data collection and a re-circulating inert-gas glove box for air-sensitive sample transfer.
K-Alpha has an exciting range of new software features designed to further enhance the user experience. Integrating cutting edge monochromated XPS performance with intelligent automation and intuitive control, K-Alpha features a multi-user environment to meet the requirements of both experienced XPS analysts and newcomers to the technique.
Powerful Performance
The K-Alpha spectrometer features powerful performance characteristics, which include:
- Selectable area spectroscopy
- Sputter depth profiling
- Micro-focused monochromator
- Snapshot acquisition
- High resolution chemical state spectroscopy
- Insulator analysis
- Quantitative Chemical Imaging
Unparalleled Ease of Use
The spectrometer features unparalleled ease of use, which include the following:
- Control–All hardware is controlled from the Avantage software interface–Point-and-click sample navigation and experiment definition–Automated Sample transfer
- Acquisition of Spectra, images, profiles, linescans is enabled
- Interpretation includes elemental & chemical state identification
- Processing–Quantification, peak fitting, real-time profile display, spectrum-image manipulation, PCA, phase analysis, TFA, NLLSF, PSF removal, optical/XPS image overlays
- Reporting–Automatic report generation, simple export to other software packages
- Avantage Indexer–data archive management
- Audit trail logging
- System performance logging
- Calibration on demand–Full spectrometer set-up–Source degas and set-up
- Full remote operation
Key Features
Other key features of the spectrometer are:
- Analyser–180° double focussing hemispherical analyzer–128-channel detector
- X-ray source–Al Ka micro-focused monochromator–Variable spot size (30-400µm in 5µm steps)
- Ion Gun–Energy range 100-4000eV
- Charge Compensation–Dual beam source–Ultra-low energy electron beam
- Sample Handling–4-axis Sample Stage–60 x 60mm sample area–20mm maximum sample thickness
- Vacuum System–2x 220 l/s turbo molecular pumps for entry & analysis chambers–Auto-firing, 3 filament TSP
- Data-system–Avantage data system–Processing license–PC
- Options–Tilt module for ARXPS-Inert-gas glove box for air-sensitive sample handling