Characterisation of inhomogeneous inclusions in Darwin glass using ion beam analysis

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 267, Issue 12-13, 2009, Pages 2219-2224

  Bailey, M J ^a   Howard, K T ^b   Kirkby, K J ^a   Jeynes, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D analysis; EBS; Impact glass; PIXE; RBS; Silica; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

3D ANALYSIS; EBS; IMPACT GLASS; PIXE; RBS;

BACKSCATTERING; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS; INCLUSIONS; ION BEAMS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METEOR IMPACTS; OXIDE MINERALS; PETROGRAPHY; PROTONS; QUARTZ; RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY; SILICA; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 66349104772     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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