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Software => CalcImage => Topic started by: Probeman on November 07, 2013, 04:15:30 PM

Title: Quantitative Trace Element X-ray Mapping
Post by: Probeman on November 07, 2013, 04:15:30 PM
Here's an example of a set of quantitative x-ray maps we did earlier this year of a hydrothermal quartz sample, showing trace level variation (though no detectable Ti) and the pixel level detection limits:

(https://smf.probesoftware.com/oldpics/i40.tinypic.com/mn2q7d.jpg)

Title: Re: Quantitative Trace Element X-ray Mapping
Post by: Probeman on November 07, 2013, 04:20:30 PM
Another example at the same conditions as above. First the quant weight percents:

(https://smf.probesoftware.com/oldpics/i44.tinypic.com/23m0j2p.jpg)

And here the quant detection limits:

(https://smf.probesoftware.com/oldpics/i44.tinypic.com/9ux7aa.jpg)
Title: Re: Quantitative Trace Element X-ray Mapping
Post by: Probeman on November 11, 2013, 02:08:30 PM
It is interesting to compare the above weight percent image in the first post, in which the color scale was adjusted manually, seen here again:

(https://smf.probesoftware.com/oldpics/i40.tinypic.com/mn2q7d.jpg)

With this image below, which are the same data but just displayed using the automatic log scaling with no adjustment. The only downside I can see to the log scaling is that you have to calculate the actual weight percents from the log values in one's head!

(https://smf.probesoftware.com/oldpics/i39.tinypic.com/do9w7t.jpg)

For more information on point analyses of trace elements in quartz, see this post:

http://smf.probesoftware.com/index.php?topic=29.msg387#msg387