NIST DTSA-II builds on the best available algorithms in the literature to simulate, quantify and plan energy dispersive x-ray analysis measurements. The program implements analytical and Monte Carlo models for simulating x-ray spectra that can be compared directly to measured spectra. The program implements the best available algorithms (including Filter-fitting and Pouchou and Pichoir’s XPP matrix correction algorithm) to provide the most accurate quantitative analysis available using energy dispersive detectors. Finally, DTSA-II provides tools to help the analyst select the optimal standards and suitable instrument conditions to make accurate and precise measurements of composition.
http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div837/837.02/epq/dtsa2/index.html
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NIST DTSA-II is used in industrial, academic, forensic and laboratory environments. Consistent reliable results are appreciated in industry and laboratories and the simulation and quantification are used in many graduate and undergraduate microanalysis courses.
NIST DTSA-II with four complex Drake and Weill rare-earth containing spectra.