Thorianite SXES spectrum, 5 keV e- beam, CSIRO 2016

Measurement details

Description SXES spectrum of Thorianite
Reference CSIRO SXES database by C. M. MacRae, N. C. Wilson, and A. Torpy, CSIRO Mineral Resources
https://research.csiro.au/microbeam-lab/
Date measured 2016-09-27
Material Thorianite [ ThO2 ]
Specimen ThO2 HyperI-38 [CSIRO]
Related specimen P-0127 ThO2 [CSIRO]. ex Charles M. Taylor Co.
Technique Soft x-ray emission spectroscopy (SXES)
Instrument JEOL 8530F
Probe 5 keV electron beam
Beam current 99.9 nA
Grating 50XL
Acquisition time 640 s
Channel count 2048
Energy range 46.8109 … 170.472 eV
Intensity range 1534.57 … 7162.08 counts
Integral 5.7485×106 counts

Composition

Composition of Thorium dioxide in specimen "ThO2 HyperI-38" [CSIRO].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Th 1 33.3 87.9
O 2 66.7 12.1

Measurement spectrum

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SXES spectrum of Thorianite

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