Line Analysis can be performed by acquiring signals from wavelength dispersive X-ray spectrometers (WDS or an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS), while scanning either the sample or an electron beam. Up to 20 spectra can be acquired in a single measurement.
Line analysis on mask made from an uncommon Ag-Au alloy from the Liao dynasty, 907-1125 AD, Nor eastern China and Inner Mongolia.