5 Commissioning and First Operating Steps | 5.6 Finding Appropriate Detector Settings
ZEISS
Procedure
1. In the SEM Controls panel, select the Detectors tab.
2. From the
Signal A
drop-down list, select HDAsB.
3. To open the
Panel Configuration Bar
, from the
Menu Bar
, select
Tools > Goto Panel
.
à
The
Panel Configuration Bar
is displayed. It contains an alphabetical list of functions.
4. Double-click
BSD Control
.
à
The
BSD Control
dialog is displayed.
à
In the upper section, the
BSD Control
dialog
displays the four quadrants/outputs.
5. Click a quadrant symbol to toggle its status between on (white), inverted (black), and off
(gray).
6. To confirm the settings, click
Apply
.
7. To choose the respective mode, click
BSD: COMPO
or
BSD: TOPO
.
The default setting for HDAsB is
BSD: COMPO
. All four segments are set to
on
and an im-
age is obtained, which is high in atomic number contrast.
8. If you want to change the default setting to
BSD: TOPO
, click
BSD: Set TOPO
.
9. From the
BSD Gain
drop-down list, select the appropriate BSD Gain:
Low
,
Medium
,
High
, or
Very High
.
The BSD Gain depends on the signal strength.
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