Question: What is the difference between the electron binding energy and the characteristic X-ray energy of an element? If a sample that contains Zn is very

  1. What is the difference between the electron binding energy and the characteristic X-ray energy of an element?
  2. If a sample that contains Zn is very sensitive to the electron beam radiation, some elements in the sample could be vaporized when the SEM acceleration voltage is higher than 10kV, what would be your choice for the acceleration voltage when you perform the EDS analysis for this sample?
  3. If a sample that contains Nb is very sensitive to the electron beam radiation, some elements in the sample could be vaporized when the SEM acceleration voltage is higher than 10kV, what would be your choice for the acceleration voltage when you perform the EDS analysis for this sample?

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