Use Penepma K-ratio Limits

EPMA Probe

Use Penepma K-ratio Limits

This option can be utilized when the Use Penepma Alpha factors option is checked. It prevents the program from fitting to k-ratios greater than their specified weight percent of the emitting element. This is because as the concentration of the emitting element approaches the pure end-member of the binary, the calculation is especially sensitive to precision since one is subtracting two large numbers from each other in the alpha equation. On the other hand, the effect of the emitting element in itself approaches 1.0 in the beta equation