Use Deadtime Correction

EPMA Probe

Use Deadtime Correction

The deadtime correction can be disabled for use in certain unusual analytical situations. The program will type a warning to the log window during a quantitative analysis if the deadtime correction is disabled. Two deadtime correction options are available, the normal expression shown here :

Expression # 1 :                                  

 

Where :                  i         is the raw measured counts in cps

                          is the deadtime constant in seconds

                   I         is the deadtime corrected counts in cps

 

and a high precision expression (Willis, 1993) for use with very high count rates (> 50K cps) shown here :

 

Expression #2 :                                   

 

This high precision expression differs from the normal expression only at very high count rates. The following table shows the difference between the two expressions at various count rates :

 

CPS

#1 @ 1 us

#2 @ 1 us

#1 @  2 us

#2 @  2 us

#1 @  4 us

#2 @  4 us

5K

.995

.9950125

.99

.99005

.98

.9802

10K

.99

.99005

.98

.9802

.96

.9608

50K

.95

.95125

.9

.905

.8

.82

100K

.9

.905

.8

.82

.6

.68

200K

.8

.82

.6

.68

.2

.52

400K

.6

.68

.2

.52

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