Toward direct, micron-scale XRF elemental maps and quantitative profiles of wet marine sediments

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Böning, Philipp ^a   Bard, Edouard ^a   Rose, Jérôme ^a  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

High resolution XRF analysis; Major and trace elements; Micro XRF scanner

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449109947     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001480     Document Type: Article

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