Electron Microprobe Analysis (Cambridge Monographs on Physics)

Reed, S. J. B.

ISBN 10: 0521204666 / ISBN 13: 9780521204668

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1975

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Hardcover, [xvi], 400 pages. Good condition/no dust jacket. Size 8.75"x5.75". "This book is intended to provide a fairly complete coverage of electron microprobe analysis for users of the technique in metallurgy and materials science, geology, biology, etc. The treatment emphasises physical principles, in relation to the design and operation of the instrument and the interpretation of results, but every effort has been made to avoid superfluous theoretical detail." Book has moderate exterior shelfwear, and darkening of the cloth from a sticker on the rear board. Previous owners' info on front fly, notation on rear pastedown. Binding is stressed (not loose) at the interior margin in a few places from handling. Interior text is clean and unmarked.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Electron Microprobe Analysis (Cambridge Monographs on Physics)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521204666
• ISBN 13: 9780521204668
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
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Synopsis

This 1993 book gives a comprehensive account of both experimental and theoretical aspects of electron microprobe analysis, and is an extensively updated version of the seminal first edition, published in 1975. The design and operation of the instrument, including the electron column and both wavelength- and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometers, are covered in the first part of the book. Experimental procedures for qualitative and quantitative analysis, using both types of spectrometer, are then discussed. Matrix ('ZAF') corrections, as required for quantitative analysis, are treated in some detail from both theoretical and practical viewpoints. Special considerations applying to the analysis of 'light' elements (atomic number below 10) are covered in a separate chapter. The emphasis throughout is on a sound understanding of principles and the treatment is applicable equally to the electron microprobe in its 'classical' form and to scanning electron microscopes fitted with X-ray spectrometers.

Review

'... well laid out, easy to read ... with ample line diagrams. It provides an excellent introduction to microanalysis, and a reminder of the extent to which the technique has been developed. It should find a home in any laboratory doing serious microanalysis.' Microscopy and Analysis

'... I can strongly recommend this book because of its eminently readable style and because it succeeds on several different levels: it provides general background information, it combines a theoretical base with practical applications, and it is a source of reference from which the analyst can readily sample.' Mineralogical Magazine

'... this is THE textbook on electron microprobe analysis.' LITHOS

' ... well produced and authoritative, it really is indispensable for microanalysts'. Ultramicroscopy