An assessment of the potential benefits of ion implants as trace-element reference material for electron probe X-ray microanalysis: The case of invisible gold

American Mineralogist

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-59

  Thibault, Yves ^a  

^a Natural Resources Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Au; EPMA; Ion implants; Standards; Trace element

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GOLD; IONS; MAGNETITE; PYRITES; STANDARDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAYS;

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; ELECTRON PROBE X RAY MICROANALYSIS; IMPLANTATION ENERGIES; IMPLANTATION PARAMETERS; ION IMPLANT; LOW ACCELERATING VOLTAGE; MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; GOLD; HOMOGENEITY; MINERALOGY; STANDARD (REFERENCE); TRACE ELEMENT; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79251589348     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2011.3481     Document Type: Article

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