Detection limits and accuracy of the electron and proton microprobe

Micron

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-239

  Cousens, D R ^a   Rasch, R ^a   Ryan, C G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detection limits accuracy; Electron microprobe; Proton microprobe; USGS whole rock standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030885681     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(97)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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