WDS versus silicon drift detector EDS: A case report for the comparison of quantitative chemical analyses of natural silicate minerals

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 88-94

  Çubukçu, H Evren ^a   Ersoy, Orkun ^a   Aydar, Erkan ^a   Çakir, Uner ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chemistry; EDS; Mineral analyses; WDS

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; SILICATE MINERALS; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

SILICON DRIFT DETECTORS;

SILICON DETECTORS;

EID: 39449137916     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2006.11.004     Document Type: Review

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