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The effect of aluminium coating on elemental signals in X-ray microanalysis.

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The effect of aluminium coating on elemental signals in X-ray microanalysis. / Reid, A. P.; Oates, K.; Potts, W. T. W.
In: Microscopy Research and Technique, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1993, p. 168-172.

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Reid, AP, Oates, K & Potts, WTW 1993, 'The effect of aluminium coating on elemental signals in X-ray microanalysis.', Microscopy Research and Technique, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 168-172. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.1070240208

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Reid, A. P., Oates, K., & Potts, W. T. W. (1993). The effect of aluminium coating on elemental signals in X-ray microanalysis. Microscopy Research and Technique, 24(2), 168-172. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.1070240208

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Reid AP, Oates K, Potts WTW. The effect of aluminium coating on elemental signals in X-ray microanalysis. Microscopy Research and Technique. 1993;24(2):168-172. doi: 10.1002/jemt.1070240208

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Reid, A. P. ; Oates, K. ; Potts, W. T. W. / The effect of aluminium coating on elemental signals in X-ray microanalysis. In: Microscopy Research and Technique. 1993 ; Vol. 24, No. 2. pp. 168-172.

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abstract = "It has been determined that, in the normal range of aluminium coating thicknesses used to remove charge from non-conducting specimens in the electron microscope, no detectable influence on the elemental signals obtained in X-ray microanalysis is observed. This is in contrast to a previous report (Hopkins et al., J. Electron Microsc. Tech., 18:176-182, 1991) of a reduction in elemental signal with increasing aluminium coating thickness. An explanation of errors in the previous interpretation is provided.",
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