New accurate Bence-Albee α-factors for oxides and silicates calculated from the PAP correction procedure

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-94

  Kato, Takenori ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

factor; Bence Albee; EPMA; PAP; Quantitative analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646892661     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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