A new tool to treat peak overlaps in electron-probe microanalysis of rare-earth-element L-series X-rays

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 965-968

  Fialin, Michel ^a   Outrequin, Michel ^b   Staub, Pierre François ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CAMECA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microprobe; LiF and PET monochromators; Monazite; Overlap standard; Rare earth element fluorides

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MONAZITE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; PROBES; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; X RAYS;

ELECTRON MICROPROBES; EMPIRICAL METHOD; L SPECTRA; L-SERIES; MINIMUM DETECTION LIMITS; SPECTRAL INTERFERENCE; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; TIME SPENT;

ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS;

DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRON MICROPROBE; MONAZITE;

EID: 0031392454     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/9/5/0965     Document Type: Article

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