3. Choice of absorption corrections:

EPMA Probe

3. Choice of absorption corrections:

1 … Absorption of Philibert (FRAME)

2 … Absorption of Heinrich (Quadratic Anal. Chem.)

3 … Absorption of Heinrich (Duplex 1989 MAS)

4 … Absorption of Love-Scott (1978  J. Phys. D.)

5 … Absorption of Sewell-Love-Scott (1985-I J. Phys. D.)

6 … Absorption of Sewell-Love-Scott (1985-II J. Phys. D.)

7 … Phi(pz) Absorption of Packwood-Brown 1982/XRS Alpha

8 … Phi(pz) Absorption of Bastin 1984/XRS Alpha

9 … Phi(pz) Absorption of Armstrong/Packwood-Brown 1981 MAS

10 … Phi(pz) Absorption of Bastin 1986/Scanning

11 … Phi(pz) Absorption of Riveros 1987/XRS

12 … Phi(pz) Absorption of Pouchou and Pichoir-Full (Original)

13 … Phi(pz) Absorption of Pouchou and Pichoir-Simplified (XPP)

14 … Phi(pz) Absorption of Packwood (New)

15 … Phi(pz) Absorption of Bastin Proza (EPQ-91)

 

The conventional ZAF correction is #1 which is also used in the FRAME program developed by Kurt Heinrich at NIST (NBS). The best results for silicates and other oxide samples are obtained with the Phi(Rho-Z) correction (#9) and with the original Love/Scott correction (#4) or the Full (Original) or Simplified (XPP) PAP correction. The default selection is #9.