QUANTAX EDS

ESPRIT Imaging

ESPRIT provides a range of imaging options, from simple image acquisition to a fully featured image analysis package.

ESPRIT Scan

Image acquisition mode with scan preview window
Image acquisition mode with scan preview window

Image acquisition software for an external scan system

  • external electron beam control, mode switching, and image acquisition for SEM, STEM, and EPMA
  • drivers for IO-Scan and SEMLink
  • high quality, high resolution digital images from selectable analog signal sources (SE, BSE, ...)
  • fast preview mode for scan area selection and beam adjustment
  • independent selection of acquisition time, image resolution, and scan modes
  • pixel, line and frame averaging including power line synchronization (option)
  • automatic and manual brightness, contrast, and gamma correction
  • display of histogram
  • µ-marker and image legend selection

ESPRIT ColorScan

Acquisition of X-ray enhanced color images

  • immediate color images without element preselection or presetting of X-ray ranges
  • intuitive discrimination of phases by different colors and shades in high resolution electron images
  • powerful combination of topological and chemical contrast
  • easy searching for points and regions of interest
  • highlighting of particles, artefacts, or unique regions on sample surface
  • search for homogeneous regions for exact analysis results
  • progressive scan with improving image quality
  • optimally suited for high-speed XFlash®systems

ESPRIT Vision

Processed and labeled image
Processed and labeled image

Digital image processing

  • choice of configurable image filters including binarization and inversion
  • brightness, contrast and gamma-correction
  • false color display
  • b/w and color image processing
  • overlay image for markers, legends and free graphical overlays
  • interactive length, area, and angle measurements with data presentation in graphical overlays
  • multi-stage image processing including internal image storage and multiple “undo” functionality
  • image import and export in all common graphic formats
  • twain export and windows clipboard supported

ESPRIT DriftCorr

  • compensates the image shift of the scanned specimen area by comparing the current image with the image acquired when starting the measurement
  • automatically corrects the external scan generator during acquisition
  • shows the current and the maximum shift value as well as the quality of the comparison process
  • stops the measurement when the maximum correction value is exceeded
  • works in combination with image acquisition functions and the options MultiPoint, Objects, LineScan, Mapping and HyperMap