Virtual WDS for EPMA

Understand the spectrum.
Before the instrument.

Explore the spectral choices behind an EPMA method. Compare X-ray lines and analyzing crystals, examine peak and background interferences, and investigate detector settings with simulated wavelength-dispersive spectra.

Virtual WDS WDS profile display
Vanadium Kα profile in black and a nearby titanium contribution in red, with PET crystal and background-position controls at 20 kV.
Spectral interferences · Actual software captureVanadium and titanium on PET at 20 kV. Separate profiles at 100% reference concentration each; not a sample composition. View full screenshot
Line selectionCompare excitation, resolution, and peak-to-background ratio.
Spectral interferenceIdentify contributions at the peak and background positions.
Acquisition strategyExplore PHA windows and peak-to-background counting time.