Oxygen Area Peak Factors (APF)

EPMA Probe

Oxygen Area Peak Factors (APF)

Relative to Fe2O3 or MgO using W/Si LDE (2d = 59.8)

Oxide

Area-Peak Factor (APF)

B6O

1.0628

MgO

1.0000

Al2O3

1.0213

SiO2

1.0444

TiO2

0.9796

Cr2O3

0.9930

Mn3O4

1.0121

Fe3O4

0.9962

CoO

1.0133

NiO

1.0153

Cu2O

0.9946

CuO

0.9943

ZnO

0.9837

Ga2O3

1.0000

Y3Fe5O12

0.9823