Simple automation of SEM‐EDS spectral maps analysis with Python and the edxia framework

Journal of Microscopy, vol. 286, pp. 185–190

Abstract

In a recent article, we described the edxia framework, a user-friendly framework to analyse the microstructure of cementitious materials using SEM-EDS hypermaps. The manual approach presented was shown to be efficient to answer the relevant scientific questions. However, it is limited for batch analysis and (semi-)automated treatments. In this article, we show how the framework can be used to customise the analysis to the problem at hand. We first present some possible extensions, and then we provide a simple example of automatic clustering, using the flexible Python scientific libraries which will allow to define more custom workflows in the future.

Authors 3

1. Fabien Georget corresponding Aachen Institute of Building Materials

   RWTH Aachen University · École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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   Institute of Building Materials RWTH Aachen Aachen Germany

   Laboratory of Construction Materials EPFL Lausanne Switzerland

   Institute of Building Materials, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

   Laboratory of Construction Materials, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

2. William Wilson

   Université de Sherbrooke · École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

   Affiliation as printed

   Laboratory of Construction Materials EPFL Lausanne Switzerland

   Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Quebec Canada

   Laboratory of Construction Materials, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

3. Karen Louise Scrivener

   École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

   Affiliation as printed

   Laboratory of Construction Materials EPFL Lausanne Switzerland

   Laboratory of Construction Materials, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland