Oxford Instruments, a leading supplier of microanalysis systems, has launched NordlysMax3, an EBSD detector that acquires indexes and displays results at 1580 points per second.
Oxford Instruments’ NordlysMax3. At 1580 points per second, it is the World’s fastest commercial EBSD detector.
This performance is sustained during simultaneous EBSD and EDS acquisition. This is the world’s fastest commercial EBSD system; full EBSD maps displaying sample microstructure are completed twice as fast, which can represent a saving of many hours.
According to Dr. Jenny Goulden, EBSD Business Manager:
NordlysMax3 provides the same sensitivity as our previous detector but delivers almost double the speed. It also represents a breakthrough for those performing in-situ experiments where data are collected under dynamic conditions, such as increasing strain or temperature.
- Acquire and index EBSD data in real-time at up to 1580 pps and with 99% validated hit rate
- View all indexed data as acquired
- Create and interrogate maps and line scans in real-time
- Fastest, most efficient data collection
- Collect EBSD and EDS data simultaneously at full speed
- Create EBSD and EDS maps in real-time
- Unleash the performance of the X-Max N 150 SDD for the fastest data collection
- View EBSPs and spectra from areas of interest, during or after analysis
- Nordlys Max 3 is a single choice high-speed detector for all EBSD applications
- No compromise in performance
- Operation down to 5 kV
- Operation at low probe current (100 pA)
- The ideal solution for capturing dynamic changes
- In-chamber heating or tensile experiments
- Collect more data during dynamic tests
- Integrated IR filter as standard
- All the advantages of the Nordlys design:
- Optimum geometry for combined EBSD & EDS
- Up to six forescatter diodes (FSD)
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