What does SDD stand for?

The Tecnai Osiris, a 200 kiloVolt (kV) S/TEM, continues the Tecnai tradition with the addition of numerous technical innovations, including: ChemiSTEM, which comprises the proprietary X-FEG high brightness electron source and Super-X, FEI's new EDX detection system based on Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) technology; MultiLoader(tm) sample handling that reduces thermal equilibration time after sample exchanges by ten times with commensurate improvements in time-to-data; and the new FS-1 electron energy loss spectrometer that improves electron energy loss spectrometry (EELS) speed and sensitivity; as well as other enhancements, such as the SmartCam remote control camera, long-life liquid nitrogen supply, and more.

Bruker AXS Microanalysis also presents the XFlash 5000 series of liquid nitrogen-free XFlash silicon drift detectors (SDD) for use with its Quantax microanalysis systems.

EDAX (AMETEK) has incorporated a new detector, the Apollo series silicon drift detector (SDD), into its ED-XRF instrument for use with electron microscopes.

Bruker AXS Microanalysis also presents the XFlash[R] 5000 series of liquid nitrogen free XFlash[R] silicon drift detectors (SDD) for use with its QUANTAX microanalysis systems.

Recent product releases includes Rontec's X Flash detectors, which are cooled using an integrated single stage thermo-electric cooling system, Princeton Gamma Tech's Sahara silicon drift detector, and Horiba's latest model introduced in August.

The delivery of a 100 mm2 surface area silicon drift detector system to NASA breaks new ground.

Bruker AXS today announced a technology breakthrough with the introduction of the new TRACERturbo(SD) (TM), the world's first handheld X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) instrument that uses a Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) for dramatically improved speed, sensitivity and resolution.

The XFlash QUAD detector is the first four channel 40 mm(2) Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) for EDS.