Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) System - AZtecEnergy

The most powerful, most flexible EDS system you’ll ever see, AZtecEnergy will change the way you view your data... You’ll gather more accurate results, gain more insights, see everything in stunning high resolution, and finish the job faster than ever.

Whether novice or expert, AZtec ensures you get the correct results time and time again and faster than any other system on the market. Building on nearly 40 years experience and the feedback from the world’s largest microanalysis user community, AZtec is everything you’d expect of an Oxford Instruments system.

Only better.

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Powerful

AZtec has a host of new tools and technologies that will transform the way you get results and enable everyone to see ‘The Real Picture’

Flexible

Whatever your level of expertise, AZtec will be there to guide you from start to finish or give you the tools to explore in your own way

Fast

Every feature of AZtec has been optimised with speed and productivity in mind, for consistently accurate real-time results

Accurate

New Tru-Q technology takes standardless analysis to the next level and ensures that AZtec gives you the best ‘out of the box’ results

Innovative

A host of brand new features and novel visualisations deliver useful information to help you make decisions

Structured

Whatever your level of expertise, AZtec will assist you from start to finish with Step Notes and editable Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

The Oxford Instruments' EDS Analysis Engine, Tru-Q, provides high accuracy AutoID and quantitative analysis using a unique combination of technologies.

Only AZtec offers high quality results without the need to standardise using: QCAL delivers a level of accuracy only availale previously using standards

QCAL
• Complete detector and hardware characterisation for true standardless analysis. Only Oxford Instruments controls the design and manufacturing process of its detectors. We have carefully characterised and parameterised each component, detector window, pre-amplifier and downstream electronics. These matched set of parameters are then incorporated in the AZtec Tru-Q EDS Analysis Engine to ensure that AZtec gives the best accuracy and precision possible.

FLS
• Robust spectrum processing that works in all situations with no need for any background fitting adjustment

XPP
• Matrix correction with proven accuracy beyond that possible with ZAF or Phi-Rho-Z

Pulse Pile-up Correction (PPC)
• Automatic correction for pulse pile-up at high count making accurate quant at 200,000cps a reality

Pulse pile-up correction at 253kcps

Pulse pile-up corrected spectrum collected at 250,000cps (in yellow)gives correct AutoID and composition. In comparison, the uncorrected spectrum (in red) shows misidentified peaks and quant errors.

TruMap makes the difference
TruMap - Unique Real-time Mapping
TruMap has been designed to really take advantage of high counts generated by latest SDD detectors offering a new level of data integrity. Now see the real element variation.

Eliminates artifacts
Corrects for peak overlaps automatically
Removes false variations due to X-ray background
Everything is in real-time

PS Click here to see a demo on YouTube

TruLine - See the right line every time

Incorporates TruMap technology ensuring that you will see real element distribution
Corrects for peak overlaps automatically
Removes false variations due to X-ray background
Aligns image and LineScan for clear visual comparison
Normalised intensity scales make comparison of major and minor elements simple

AutoLock
AutoLock provides a seamlessly integrated and powerful solution to collecting useful data when specimens drift.

Works in extreme situations, even on the nanoscale
Keeps you informed about specimen drift
Provides live updates of corrective action taken
Unique blend of predictive and reactive drift correction routines cope with different types of speciment drift

AutoLayer
By identifying and combining the elements that vary in a sample, AutoLayer helps you visualise both phase and element distributions using a single image.

Instantly and automatically interprets your specimen
Highlights what’s important in a single image
Unravels the complexity of real specimens
Colours on the Layered Image correlate to the X-ray map colours

Silicon Drift Detectors

Silcon Drift Detectors

Oxford Instruments has an unrivalled reputation for the performance and reliability of its detectors.

Our specifications are very conservative, and, unlike other manufacturers, each of our detectors comes with performance and resolution specifications that are guaranteed on your microscope.

Uniquely, Oxford Instruments controls the design and manufacturing process of our detectors. We have carefully characterised and parameterised each component, detector window, pre-amplifier and downstream electronics. These matched set of parameters are then incorporated in the AZtec Tru-Q EDS Analysis Engine to ensure that AZtec gives the best accuracy and precision possible.

Two detector product lines are available