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- Titlee2v scientific instruments sets a new standard in X-ray detection
- Date16 June 2006
e2v scientific instruments launches SiriusSD, a product range which will set a new standard in high performance X-ray detection. SiriusSD is an electrically cooled solid-state silicon drift detector with a new electronic design. It is directly compatible with existing systems, making it easy to integrate with and so upgrade energy dispersive X-ray materials analysis equipment.
The SiriusSD range includes designs for integration with scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) systems. Using such techniques, SiriusSD enables detailed elemental analysis of materials at a microscopic level.
The new, peltier-cooled, silicon drift detectors complement e2v’s existing detector product portfolio under the Sirius brand name. The new electronic design results in stability of peak position and resolution over a broad range of input count rates, ensuring accurate analytical results.
SiriusSD offers exceptional resolution and count-rate performance. The detectors are easy to integrate into existing electronics systems (typically designed for LN-cooled detectors), because they produce an industry-standard signal output.
Peter Smith, Sales Director at e2v scientific instruments, comments: “e2v scientific instruments has for many years been acknowledged as a specialist manufacturer of the highest quality liquid nitrogen cooled x-ray spectrometers. Now, with the launch of the SiriusSD, we can look forward to being the only independent supplier able to offer a full range of both LN and non-LN cooled detectors to all sectors of the X-ray analysis market. This underlines our commitment to embracing and developing new detector technologies for the future.”
e2v scientific instruments is the only independent EDX detector company that offers true worldwide support, with repair and upgrade facilities based in both Europe and the USA. For more information on e2v’s world-class detectors for the X-ray analytical market, please visit: www.e2vsi.com
