High-precision EPMA measurement of trace elements in ilmenite and reference material development
Lihui Jia, Qian Mao, Heng‐Ci Tian, Li–Xing Li, Qi Liang, Shitou Wu, Jiangyan Yuan, Liangliang Huang, Yi Chen
Abstract
A natural ilmenite (PZH12-09) is homogeneous and thus suitable for use as a reference material for in situ microanalysis. An EPMA method was developed to determine the trace elements of ilmenite, with high precision and low detection limits.
Topics & Concepts
IlmeniteElectron microprobeElectron probe microanalysisMicroanalysisTRACE (psycholinguistics)HomogeneousMineralogyMetallurgyAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Materials scienceChemistryEnvironmental chemistryPhysicsLinguisticsOrganic chemistryPhilosophyThermodynamicsNuclear Physics and ApplicationsElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis