Originally published in 2005, this book covers the closely related techniques of electron microprobe analysis (EMPA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) specifically from a geological viewpoint.

This guide assumes that the reader has a basic understanding of how an electron microprobe functions, and of X-ray generation and behaviour as stipulated by the Bragg Law. In order to understand what ...

Electron microscopy has existed for nearly a century, but a record-breaking modern iteration finally achieved what physicists have waited decades to see—for the first time, a transmission ...

The instrument is a dedicated field emission, wavelength dispersive electron microprobe (EPMA). Quantitative elemental data can be obtained from most elements (Fluorine to Uranium) with detection ...

At the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland: Volcanologist Bryndís Gisladottir demonstrated a protective helmet for lava sampling; an electron microprobe for analyzing the ...

Instrumentation: A JEOL JXA-8900 electron microprobe with five fully automated crystal spectrometers, a fully integrated EDS detector, backscattered and secondary electron detectors capable of ...

Instrumental stability – The stability of a microprobe generally refers to the beam stability ... The shape of the filament and its electron-emission profile change as the filament ages, both of which ...

Invisible volcanic glass shards found in Tasmanian wetland sediment may have originated from the supereruption of New Zealand ...

Purdue also has a lot of spectacular equipment available for its students, including a state-of-the-art automated electron microprobe, an atomic absorption spectrophotometer, an ion chromatograph, a ...

Petrological facilities in the department are well suited for precise and accurate characterization of the compositions and textures of rocks and minerals, and include a new electron microprobe ...

The wavelength dispersive X-ray (WDX) electron microprobe is capable of unattended overnight elemental analysis of materials in polished sections or blocks. Images from the sample surface can also be ...

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