Thermo Scientific Lumis EBSD detector

The Thermo Scientific Lumis electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) detector for electron microscopy is designed to help scientists, researchers and engineers quickly identify materials and understand how the structure of a material affects its properties. The detector combines advanced optics with a sensor that collects more than 2.2 MP — said to be the largest number of pixels of any EBSD detector on the market.

The detector incorporates a large-format CMOS sensor to enable higher sample throughput, higher resolution measurements and more precise phase identification, as compared to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s previous-generation CCD detectors. The CMOS sensor provides high sensitivity at high frame rates due to a high dynamic range, increased quantum efficiency and improved noise management.

Scientists and researchers in metallurgy, geophysics and other disciplines can use the product to identify crystallographic phases and grain properties, as well as to monitor structural transformations in samples. The detector is also designed to help microscopists better understand failure mechanisms.

The unit offers high-speed data collection at several thousand frames per second, as well as acquisition of patterns at probe currents below 10 pA for samples sensitive to microscope beam currents. It is compatible with Thermo Scientific Pathfinder 2.0 microanalysis software, including indexing algorithms.