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User Manual 4 The ESPRIT 2 Software
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Use the downward-facing arrow in the left bottom
corner of a configurator ( or icon, depending
on the display mode) to access the corresponding
configuration dialog.
4.5.1 Sample Configuration
Fig. 4.5-3 Sample configurator
Fig. 4.5-4 Sample configurator select entry
menu
Fig. 4.5-5 Sample properties dialog
The
Sample configurator
is used to display and
manage information about the sample. The
information displayed is divided into the following
parameters:

Sample type

Coating type

Company
 Batch

Sample
The parameter to be displayed can be set by the user
by clicking with the right mouse key on the displayed
value in the configurator and selecting the desired
parameter in the
Select entry
menu.
When clicking on the icon in the bottom left
corner of the
Sample
configurator, the
SAMPLE
PROPERTIES dialog pops up. Before measurement,
general properties of the sample can be entered in
this dialog. All subsequently collected data
(spectrum, image, line scan, map) will contain these
parameters. Default input parameters are name and
description. Additional user-defined data can be
added clicking the icon.
Sample coating. If the sample is coated to enhance
electrical conductivity, this can be entered under
Sample coating .

None. Select this option, if the sample is not coated.

Coating with. Select this option, if the sample is coated.
Select the element of the coating material in the periodic
table which pops up after selecting this option. The
selected element will be considered for the peak
deconvolution algorithm but will not be quantified. The
display changes to
Coating with “Element name”
.
 Coating calibration
. Select this option, if the sample is
coated and a coating correction data file (.ccc) is
available. Open the *.ccc file in the popup dialog.
4.5.2 Standards
Configuration
The Standards configurator is available, if a
standard-based EDS quantification license is