Edax Inc., Mahwah, N.J., introduces the latest revision of its Apex analysis software, which was developed to ensure high-quality results that accelerate and simplify compositional analysis. Available for the Element and the Octane Elect energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) systems, Apex accelerates and simplifies compositional analysis, delivering high-quality data processing along with accurate and reliable results. The Apex interface is very user friendly and can be customized for a specific workflow, offering a wide choice of layouts, colors, and data report formats.
The latest release of the software now includes the following features:
• Advanced Reporting, including the ability to generate reports directly from Apex Live mode, and a report designer, which provides flexible and customizable templates for the presentation of images, spectra, quantification results, text, logos, and sample information.
• Drift Correction, with parameters set automatically for easy operation along with options to save drift images and define manual reference areas for advanced correction needs.
• Dynamic Element Mapping, including the addition and removal of elements in Mapping and Linescan modes to show only elements of interest.
• CompoMaps live net mapping capability for the separation of elemental contributions from overlapping peaks to individual elemental maps for more accurate representations of EDS maps.
• Spectrum Match now is available for Apex, together with a newly launched Smart Materials and Minerals Library option, which enables the matching of a collected ‘unknown’ spectrum to a library of reference spectra.
http://www.edax.com/products/eds/apex-software
