EDS/WDS/BSD/XRF calibration
EM-Tec CXS and RXS calibration and reference standards are compact and practical analytical standards designed for calibration, resolution testing and performance testing for EDS, WDS, BSD, CL and Raman. Each standard contains a selection of reference materials in the form of elements or compounds that are optimised for specific calibration tasks. All elements/compounds are mounted with highly conductive and vacuum compatible silver-filled epoxy. The mounts are finely polished to ensure that all the elements/compounds are in the same plane. Virtually all standards include a Faraday cup to enable electron probe measurements and monitoring.
They are available as compact Ø12.7mm pin stubs and Ø25.4mm discs:
- Ø12.7mm standard aluminium pin stub with up to 10 elements/compounds
- Ø25.4 mm AISI303 stainless steel block (9mm height) for larger numbers of elements/compounds. Compatible with metallographic mount holders, such as the EM-Tec M26 and EM-Tec top reference holders which can fit any brand and model of SEM
Standards mounted on SEM pin stubs are directly compatible with ThermoFisher (FEI), Philips, Zeiss, LEO, Tescan, Phenom, Cambridge Instruments and CamScan SEMs. They can be used on JEOL and Hitachi SEMs with one of our EM-Tec SEM stub adaptors.
Calibration standards with non-conductive elements/compounds are carbon coated to ensure conductivity and to avoid charging.
Standards mounted on SEM pin stubs are directly compatible with ThermoFisher (FEI), Philips, Zeiss, LEO, Tescan, Phenom, Cambridge Instruments and CamScan SEMs. They can be used on JEOL and Hitachi SEMs with one of our EM-Tec SEM stub adaptors.
Calibration standards with non-conductive elements/compounds are carbon coated to ensure conductivity and to avoid charging
For ordering information and pricing please select from the links below:
Backscatter electron detection calibration
Peak deconvolution calibration
Cathodoluminescence calibration
Raman mineral analysis calibration
X-ray resolution and contrast tests sample
Ordering information:
EDX calibration
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CXS-5C calibration standard
EM-Tec CXS-5C calibration standard includes five reference materials and a 200 mesh copper grid. All mounted in a compact dia.12.7mm standard aluminium SEM pin stub. The 200 mesh copper grid acts as an image size reference and with the aluminium pin stub it serves as a Cu/Al reference for detector gain/zero calibration.
Intended applications: EDS detector performance, light element detection, EDS detector resolution, EDS detector calibration and quantitative analysis test.
Reference materials: stainless steel (SRM 1155), SiO2, Mn, B and C. 200 mesh copper grid.
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CXS-5F calibration standard
For EDS detector performance, light element detection, EDS detector resolution, EDS detector calibration and quantitative analysis test – includes five reference materials and a 200 mesh copper grid.
Reference materials: stainless steel (SRM 1155), SiO2, Mn, B and C
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CXS-5N calibration standard
EM-Tec CXS-5N calibration standard includes five reference materials and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a compact diam.12.7mm standard aluminium pin stub. The copper Faraday cup and aluminium pin stub can serve as a Cu/Al reference for detector gain/zero calibration.
Intended application: EDS detector performance, light element detection, EDS detector resolution, EDS detector calibration and quantitative analysis test. Similar to #36-00505; EM-Tec CXS-5F, but with BN instead of B to add N.
Reference materials: Stainless steel (SRM 1155), SiO2, Mn, BN and C. 200um copper Faraday cup.
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CXS-5LE calibration standard
EM-Tec CXS-5LE calibration standard includes five reference materials and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a compact diam.12.7mm standard aluminium pin stub. The copper Faraday cup and aluminium pin stub can serve as a Cu/Al reference for detector gain/zero calibration.
Intended application: light element performance test and EDS detector setup; includes: B, C, N, O and F in stable compounds.
Reference materials: CaB6, SiC, CrN, Fe2O3 and CaF2.
£737.32 Add to basket -
CXS-5TX calibration standard
EM-Tec CXS-5TX calibration standard includes five reference materials and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a compact diam.12.7mm standard stainless steel pin stub. The copper Faraday cup can be used to measure beam current and to monitor beam stability.
Intended application: setting up EDAX detectors and EDS systems for 1-20KeV.
Reference materials: Si, Cr, Fe, Ni and Mo. 200um copper Faraday cup.
£421.07 Add to basket -
CXS-5LX calibration standard
EM-Tec CXS-5LX calibration standard includes five reference materials and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a compact diam.12.7mm standard aluminium pin stub. The copper Faraday cup and aluminium pin stub can serve as a Cu/Al reference for detector gain/zero calibration.
Intended application: setting up EDAX detectors and EDS systems including light elements.
Reference materials: Mo, Cu, SiO2, BN and C. 200um copper Faraday cup.
£521.74 Add to basket -
CXS-6LE calibration standard
EM-Tec CXS-6LE calibration standard includes six reference materials and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a compact diam.12.7mm standard aluminium pin stub. The copper Faraday cup and aluminium pin stub can serve as a Cu/Al reference for detector gain/zero calibration.
Intended application: EDS detector performance, light element detection, EDS detector resolution, EDS detector calibration and quantitative analysis test.
Reference materials: Stainless steel 316, Mn, Ti, CaCo3, PFTE and BN. 200um copper Faraday cup.
£521.74 Add to basket
Backscatter electron detector calibration
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CXS-5BE calibration standard
EM-Tec CXS-5BE calibration standard includes five reference materials and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a compact dia.12.7mm standard aluminium SEM pin stub. The copper Faraday cup and aluminium pin stub can serve as a Cu/Al reference for detector gain/zero calibration.
Intended application: Back Scattered Electron Detector (BSED) setup and performance, GSR software calibration, EDS detector set-up.
Reference materials: Au, Nb, Ge, Si and C. 200um copper Faraday cup.
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CXS-10BE calibration standard for BSD
EM-Tec CXS-10BE calibration standard includes 10 reference materials and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a compact diam.12.7mm standard aluminium pin stub. The copper Faraday cup and aluminium pin stub can serve as a Cu/Al reference for detector gain/zero calibration. Intended application: Back Scattered Electron Detector setup and performance, GSR software calibration, EDS detector set-up. Reference materials: Bi, Ir, Ho, Sn, Sb, Nb, Ge, Co, Ti, Si and C plus 200um copper Faraday cup.
£747.28 Add to basket -
CXS-6BE calibration standard
EM-Tec CXS-6BE calibration standard includes 6 reference materials and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a compact diam.12.7mm standard aluminium pin stub. The copper Faraday cup and aluminium pin stub can serve as a Cu/Al reference for detector gain/zero calibration.
Intended application: Back Scattered Electron Detector setup and performance, GSR software calibration, EDS detector set-up.
Reference materials: Au, Rh, Ge, Co, Si and C. 200um copper Faraday cup.
£565.22 Add to basket
Metals reference set
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RXS-36M metals reference standard
EM-Tec RXS-36M metals reference standard includes 36 reference metal standards and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a diam.25.4 x 9 mm AISI 303 stainless steel disc.
Intended as reference standard for quantitative EDS and WDS micro-analysis applications.
Reference materials: Be, C, Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ge, Se, Sc, Y, Zr, Mo, Nb, Sn, Sb, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, PbTe, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Au, Bi, and Pt. 200um copper Faraday cup.
£1,836.96 Add to basket
Rare earth reference set
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RXS-21RE reference standard
EM-Tec RXS-21RE reference standard includes 21 reference rare earth elements and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a diameter 25.4 x 9 mm AISI 303 disc.
Intended application as reference standard for quantitative EDS and WDS micro-analysis applications.
Reference materials: LaF3, Ceo2, PrSi2, NdSi2, Sm, EuF3, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Gd3Ga5O12, Sc, Y, U, ThF4, B and C. 200um copper Faraday cup.
Preferably stored under vacuum or inert gas.
£2,309.78 Add to basket
Minerals reference set
For further details of the minerals included in each of these standards please refer to the adjacent tabs
| 1 Albite A NaALSi3O8 | 21 Magnetite Fe3O4 |
| 2 Albite B NaALSi3O8 | 22 Cuprite Cu2O |
| 3 Pyrite FeS2 | 23 Chrysoberyl (synthetic) Be3Al2O4 |
| 4 Marcasite FeS2 | 24 Wulfenite PbMoO4 |
| 5 Wurtzite (Zn, Fe)S | 25 Cerrusite PbCO3 |
| 6 Siderite FECO3 | 26 Vanadinite [Pb(VO4)3]Cl |
| 7 Marmarite (Zn, Fe)S | 27 Apatite Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
| 8 Aragonite CaCO3 | 28 Casserite SnO2 |
| 9 Calcite CaCO3 | 29 Celestite SrSO4 |
| 10 Barytes BaSO4 | 30 Rutile TiO2 |
| 11 Benitoite BaTiSi3O9 | 31 Anastase TiO2 |
| 12 Fluorite CaF2 | 32 Brookite TiO2 |
| 13 Dolomite (CaMg)(CO3)2 | 33 Gypsum CaSO4.2H2O |
| 14 YAG (synthetic) Y3Al5O12 | 34 Baddeleyite ZrO2 |
| 15 Perovskite CaTiO3 | 35 Zirconia (synthetic) ZrO2 (8 mole% Y2O3) |
| 16 Sphene CaTiSiO5 | 36 Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) |
| 17 Scheelite | 37 Adularia (KAlSiO3O8) |
| 18 Tausonite (synthetic) SrTiO3 | 38 Quartz SiO2 |
| 19 Enargite Cu3AsS4 | 39 Spinel (synthetic) MgAl2O4 |
| 20 Haemetite F |
| CaF2 |
| CeO2 |
| GaAs |
| InP |
| PbTe |
| 28 Baryte BaSO4 |
| 29 Pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| 31 Haemetite Fe2O3 |
| 32 Pyrite FeS2 |
| 35 Adularia KAl2Si3O8 |
| 36 Spinel (synthetic) MgAl2O3 |
| 37 YAG (synthetic) Y3Al5O12 |
| 39 Albite NaALSi3O8 |
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RXS-40MC reference standard
EM-Tec RXS-40MC minerals reference standard includes 40 reference minerals and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a diam.25.4 x 9 mm disc, made from AISI 303 stainless steel. All minerals are embedded in conductive silver filled epoxy. The stoichiometric compositions of these natural minerals are nominal; other impurities may be present.
Intended as reference standard for quantitative EDS and WDS micro-analysis applications. 200um copper Faraday cup and 40 minerals (see table below)
£2,119.57 Add to basket -
RXS-40MM reference standard
EM-Tec RXS-40MM metals & minerals reference standard includes 40 reference metals and mineral compounds and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a diam.25.4 x 9 mm disc, made from AISI 303 stainless steel. All minerals are embedded in conductive silver filled epoxy. The stoichiometric compositions of the natural minerals are nominal; other impurities may be present.
Intended application is as reference standard for quantitative EDS and WDS micro-analysis applications. 200um copper Faraday cup and 32 metals and 8 mineral compounds (see table).
£2,244.57 Add to basket
Peak deconvolution calibration
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RXS-10PD test standard
EM-Tec RXS-10PD peak deconvolution test standard includes 10 reference compounds and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a compact diam.12.7mm standard aluminium pin stub.
Intended appilcation is for testing EDS and WDS spectrometer performance and as reference with overlapping materials.
Reference materials: Molybdenite (MoS2), Zinkenite (Pb9Sb22S42), Galena (PbS), Cinnabar (HgS), Wulfrenite (PbMoO4), Benitoite (BaTiSiO9), Galkhaite ((Cs,Tl)(Hg, Cu, Zn)6(As)4S12+trace Sb, Kleinite (Hg2N(ClSO4).n(H2O), Kosnarite (KZr(PO)3) and Enargite (Cu3AsS4). 200um copper Faraday cup.
£737.50 Add to basket
Cathodoluminescence calibration
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RXS-7CL test standard for Cathodoluminescence
EM-Tec RXS-7CL test standard includes 7 reference compounds. All mounted in a compact diam.12.7mm standard aluminium pin stub.
Intended application for testing cathodoluminescence detector and spectrometer performance.
Reference materials: Benitoite, Chrysoberyl, Apatite, Fluorite, Spinel, Calcite and Corundum.
£543.48 Add to basket
Raman mineral analysis calibration
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RXS-10RA test standard for Raman mineral analysis
EM-Tec RXS-10RA reference standard includes 10 reference compounds and a 200um aperture copper Faraday cup. All mounted in a compact diam.12.7mm standard aluminium pin stub.
Intended application for performance testing for Raman mineral analysis.
Reference materials: Silica, Quartz, Aragonite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Pyrite, Marcasite, Rutile, Anastase and Brookite. 200um copper Faraday cup.
£737.50 Add to basket
X-ray resolution and contrast test sample
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RXC-2TaSi test standard
EM-Tec RXS-2TaSi contrast test standard includes fused Ta and Si. Mounted in a compact 12.7mm diameter standard aluminium pin stub.
Intended application for resolution and X-ray versus Z-contrast testing and optimizing of SEM/EDS or SEM/WDS parameters.
Reference materials: Fused Ta / Si. 200um copper Faraday cup.
£298.31 Add to basket -
RXC-2WSi x-ray test standard
EM-Tec RXS-2WSi contrast test standard includes fused W and Si. Mounted in a compact diam.12.7mm standard aluminium pin stub. Intended application for resolution and X-ray versus Z-contrast testing and optimizing of SEM/EDS or SEM/WDS parameters. Reference materials: Fused W / Si. 200um copper Faraday cup.
£298.31 Add to basket