Quartz CL/SEM measurement, e- beam, Richter et al. 2003

Measurement details

Reference Richter et al. 2003
Richter D. K., Götte T., Götze J. & Neuser R. D. (2003). Progress in application of cathodoluminescence (CL) in sedimentary petrology. Mineralogy and Petrology, 79(3-4), 127-166. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00710-003-0237-4
Material Quartz [ SiO2 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Analysis technique Cathodoluminescence (CL), using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Probe Electron beam
Lines AlO4 380 — 390 nm, 500 nm, {{linesearch:84d8897a-e3b7-4017-9af2-2b6772c73561|Intrinsic defect}}: 175 nm, 290 nm, 340 nm, 420 nm, 450 nm, 580 nm, {{linesearch:dea80c0b-86f3-4863-b8bd-1537a8de8b81|NBOHC}}: 620 — 650 nm

Composition

Nominal composition of Quartz [ SiO2 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Si 1 33.3 46.7
O 2 66.7 53.3
Total 3 100 100