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Probe Software User Forum
Post questions, tips and suggestions about our user forum here

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Last post: December 28, 2025, 02:36:19 PM Re: Probe Software Forum... by John Donovan

Probe Software Inc
Questions, information, testimonials, etc. about our company, products, policies, support and general inquires

Posts: 127
Topics: 10

Last post: February 06, 2026, 07:39:23 AM Re: Probe Software Custo... by John Donovan

General EPMA

Discussion of General EPMA Issues
Feel free to talk about anything and everything EPMA in this board

Posts: 2,434
Topics: 234

Last post: Today at 02:05:55 PM Re: The FIGMAS MgO, Al2O... by Probeman

EPMA Laboratory Planning and Design
Here we discuss what building and room design considerations are necessary for optimum instrument performance, including floor vibration, EMI, temperature control, etc.

Posts: 89
Topics: 12

Last post: September 13, 2025, 08:06:52 AM Re: Buying a new compute... by John Donovan

EPMA Equipment and Parts
Post notices of your surplus or excess EPMA equipment, parts, pumps, etc. here for sale or for free. Also post requests of specific EPMA parts or equipment including pumps, chillers, chips, cables, etc. if you are searching for parts.

Posts: 88
Topics: 23

Last post: January 08, 2026, 07:37:47 AM Re: Looking to purchase ... by Ben Buse

EPMA Instrument Water, Vacuum and Power Issues
A discussion area for questions, tips and suggestions for EPMA instrument cooling water, vacuum technology and UPS backup and/or utility power issues

Posts: 47
Topics: 10

Last post: January 30, 2026, 08:52:12 AM Re: Auburn University JX... by Probeman

EPMA Sample Preparation
A discussion area for questions, tips and suggestions for EPMA sample preparation

Posts: 281
Topics: 59

Last post: July 16, 2025, 06:27:08 AM Re: Bad coats from Edwar... by cogswell

EPMA (and SEM) Standard Materials
A discussion area reserved for EPMA standards including but not limited to procurement, synthesis, availability, accuracy, handling, preparation, etc.

Posts: 669
Topics: 97

Last post: February 12, 2026, 06:39:58 AM Re: EPMA standard for th... by emma_fisi

EPMA (and SEM) Education and Training
Share and discuss theory and practice of Electron Probe Micro Analysis. Share you class slides, lectures notes and teaching techniques

Posts: 135
Topics: 20

Last post: March 06, 2026, 08:14:41 AM Re: Athens Virtual EPMA ... by John Donovan

General EDS Issues
A discussion area for Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS)

Posts: 241
Topics: 27

Last post: February 24, 2026, 06:38:17 AM JEOL EDS vs. Bruker EDS by DirkMueller

Software

CalcZAF and Standard
Questions, suggestions, tips, tricks and discussion related to the *free* CalcZAF (ZAF and phi-rho-z matrix correction utility) and Standard (standard composition and Monte Carlo utility) software applications

Posts: 879
Topics: 69

Last post: January 17, 2026, 03:16:44 PM Re: New Features/Improve... by John Donovan

Probe for EPMA
Questions, suggestions, tips, tricks and discussion related to Probe for EPMA (acquisition, automation and analysis software for JEOL and Cameca EPMA instruments)

Posts: 3,638
Topics: 275

Last post: February 27, 2026, 08:55:47 AM Re: Tips and Tricks for ... by John Donovan

Probe for EPMA Utilities
This board is for questions, suggestions and discussion of miscellaneous utilities provided with Probe for EPMA, including but not limited to the Stage, StartWin, Evaluate, Search, Drift, Coat, TestType, GunAlign, Monitor and Userwin applications. Also Golden Software's Grapher and Surfer presentation output applications.

Posts: 197
Topics: 26

Last post: October 15, 2025, 09:54:20 AM Re: Do I need to recalib... by Probeman

Probe Image
Questions, suggestions, tips, tricks and discussion related to Probe Image (x-ray map acquisition and automation software for JEOL and Cameca EPMA instruments)

Posts: 434
Topics: 62

Last post: February 05, 2026, 10:06:47 AM Re: New Features in Prob... by John Donovan

CalcImage
Questions, suggestions, tips, tricks and discussion related to CalcImage (software application to create fully quantitative x-ray maps using standard intensities from Probe for EPMA, and beam or stage x-ray maps from Probe Image)

Posts: 692
Topics: 79

Last post: February 26, 2026, 09:10:30 AM Re: Re-bining re-samplin... by Probeman

Matrix Server
Questions, suggestions, tips, tricks and discussion related to the Matrix COM Server

Posts: 7
Topics: 4

Last post: April 17, 2018, 11:00:15 AM Re: TestMatrix Matrix CO... by John Donovan

Remote Server
Questions, suggestions, tips, tricks and discussion related to the Remote COM Server

Posts: 106
Topics: 12

Last post: October 13, 2025, 05:29:59 AM Re: New Remote Server fu... by Dan R

DTSA II
Questions, suggestions, tips, tricks and discussion related to NIST's DTSA II

Moderator: Nicholas Ritchie

Posts: 304
Topics: 75

Last post: November 23, 2025, 06:46:00 PM Re: Use manufacturer-pro... by Nicholas Ritchie

STRATAGem
This board is for discussion of the STRATAGem thin film modeling and calculation software, including but not limited to thin film acquisition methods, simulation of intensities, calculation of composition and thickness, and integration with Probe for EPMA for acquisition and geometry corrections.

Posts: 32
Topics: 8

Last post: June 27, 2023, 10:43:43 PM Re: Re: Xmac by Probing

Casino and MC X-Ray
This board is for discussions and questions regarding all versions of Casino and MC X-Ray, developed by Raynald Gauvin, Hendrix Demers and others.

Moderator: hdemers

Posts: 39
Topics: 9

Last post: December 17, 2025, 02:42:49 PM Re: CASINO software 3D by Les Moore

PictureSnapApp
This board is for discussion of the new PictureSnapApp software which is an easy to use and inexpensive alternative for sample navigation on SEM, TEM and other instruments with an XYZ stage, using images from any source.

Posts: 172
Topics: 17

Last post: January 21, 2026, 09:59:40 AM Re: Differences between ... by John Donovan

BadgerFilm
This board is for questions, suggestions, tips, tricks and discussion related to the BadgerFilm thin film analysis program, including but not limited to thin film characterization, bulk quantification, phi-rho-z matrix correction, simulation of absolute X-ray intensities and MAC determination.

Moderator: Aurelien Moy

Posts: 40
Topics: 12

Last post: February 04, 2026, 03:27:37 PM Re: Error messages impor... by BenjaminWade

ProbeLab ReImager
Probelab ReImager facilitates easy batch exportation, customization and annotations of electron images and X-ray intensity maps. Supports images acquired using Thermo PathFinder, JEOL PC-SEM and Probe Software Probe for EPMA.

Moderator: Mia Kraft

Posts: 16
Topics: 3

Last post: July 30, 2021, 11:13:03 AM ProbeLab ReImager at M&M... by Anette von der Handt

Hardware

JEOL
JEOL specific issues, questions, suggestions and ideas

Posts: 591
Topics: 98

Last post: February 26, 2026, 06:23:21 AM Re: JEOL SXES Soft X-ray... by Ben Buse

Cameca
Cameca specific issues, questions, suggestions and ideas

Posts: 627
Topics: 86

Last post: March 07, 2026, 11:16:31 AM Re: Problem with Igun re... by camebax

Shimadzu
Shimadzu specific issues, questions, suggestions and ideas

Posts: 5
Topics: 1

Last post: February 06, 2024, 03:35:43 PM Re: Shimadzu EPMA instru... by Anette von der Handt

Thermo
Thermo specific hardware and software issues and questions

Moderator: SteveSeddio

Posts: 190
Topics: 49

Last post: February 12, 2026, 07:51:42 PM Release of Pathfinder 2.... by SteveSeddio

Bruker
Bruker specific hardware and software issues and questions

Posts: 47
Topics: 14

Last post: February 24, 2026, 11:40:04 AM Bruker SPU power supply by creightonsd

Edax
Edax specific hardware and software issues and questions

Posts: 2
Topics: 2

Last post: February 03, 2020, 07:24:53 AM EDAX Team V4.5 Linescan ... by Stefan Baunack

Oxford
Oxford specific hardware and software issues and questions

Posts: 18
Topics: 7

Last post: March 01, 2024, 04:48:18 AM Re: FPC failure mode and... by sem-geologist

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