Silicon Drift Detectors for Metallurgical Analysis

Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) Modern Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) typically outperform lithium drifted silicon, or Si(Li) detectors and have become the current state-of-the-art for high resolution, high count rate X-ray spectroscopy. Recent developments in SDDs have improved the detection efficiency of energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and significantly reduced acquisition times, with significant implications for metallurgical analysis. For example, metals such as copper that are used in pure form can be evaluated by phase analysis using the multivariate statistical analysis of EDS spectral imaging data during the refining process.

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