Witherite CL/SEM spectrum, 20 keV e- beam, CSIRO 2016

Measurement details

Description CL/SEM spectrum of Witherite
Reference Otherwise unpublished luminescence spectra measured by the CSIRO Mineral Resources Microbeam Laboratory, Clayton
https://research.csiro.au/microbeam-lab/
Material Witherite [ BaCO3 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Technique Cathodoluminescence (CL), using an Electron Probe Micro-Analyser (EPMA)
Instrument JEOL 8500F
Probe 20 keV electron beam
Beam current 10 nA
Probe diameter 20 μm
Channel count 1024
Energy range 1.276 … 6.21118 eV
Intensity range -0.127 … 28.2612 counts
Integral 5798.01 counts
Data filter Savitzky-Golay, 3rd order, ±20 channels
Lines Unspecified 2.275 eV (100%), 2.936 eV (22%)

Composition

Nominal composition of Witherite [ BaCO3 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Ba 1 20 69.6
C 1 20 6.09
O 3 60 24.3

Measurement spectrum

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CL/SEM spectrum of Witherite