Detection limits of selected rare-earth elements in electron-probe microanalysis

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-93

  Von Seckendorff, Volker ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Background positions; Concentration at the detection limit; Counting statistics; Electron probe microanalysis; Rare earth elements

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; GARNETS; HOLMIUM; LANTHANUM; MAGNESIA; OLIVINE; OXIDE MINERALS; PROBES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SILICA; SILICON; YTTERBIUM;

ANALYTICAL CONDITIONS; BACKGROUND POSITIONS; COUNTING STATISTICS; DETECTION LIMITS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; MONOCHROMATOR CRYSTALS; QUANTITATIVE DETECTION;

ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIMITING FACTOR; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

EID: 0034023344     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/12/1/0073     Document Type: Article

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