WHEN NOT IN USE, THE STANDARD SHOULD BE STORED UNDER VACUUM OR IN A SUITABLE DESICCATOR IN A TEMPURATURE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT
This Standard contains the following: • Manganese used for Detector resolution (FWHM) • Chromium used for Detector sensitivity / contamination • Carbon used for Beam measurement & energy calibration (Low) • Nickel used for Detector sensitivity / contamination • Cobalt used for Beam measurement & energy calibration • Almandine (mineral) used for Quant. verification • 150 μm Faraday cup used for Beam current stability • Silicon Test Grid used for Magnification calibration & image distortion
A version of this standard is also available with a certified AISI316 Stainless Steel as the Quant verification material instead of Almandine
Supplied in a specially designed storage/transportation case that contains: • The standard—protected by an additional specially designed case • A full electronic booklet on a USB, containing: • The standard plan/layout • Certificates of analysis or conformance for each material • Details on storage and care of your standards • Certificate of final inspection & recommended re-polishing date • A replaceable silica gel capsule for protection whilst in transit • A credit card sized quick reference guide A copy of the electronic booklet is also accessible from our cloud storage.