Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS)

Published on November 29, 2010 by in Glossary

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A chemical analysis technique often used to analyze samples, or features on samples, which are too small for other types of analysis. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) equipped with an Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (above). Red blood cells magnified 20,000 times by the SEM. EDS identifies the elements present in a sample and determines their relative percentages. [...]

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