Low-energy characteristic X-rays (physicists like the term 'soft X-rays' =]...) are problematic to detect and quantify using existing Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy techniques. For example, within Mg-Li alloys, proper detection of Li remains a significant challenge. Very interesting work on instrumentation of EDX coupled with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has now addressed to this … Continue reading Detecting Li within electron microscopes is a deep challenge…