Monte Carlo study of quantitative electron probe microanalysis of monazite with a coating film: Comparison of 25 nm carbon and 10 nm gold at E0 = 15 and 25 keV

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-94

  Kato, Takenori ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coating film; Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA); Monazite; Monte Carlo simulation; Quantitative analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250375111     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2007.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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