Alumina and Spinel CL/SEM measurement, 17 keV e- beam, Imashuku et al. 2017

Measurement details

Reference Imashuku et al. 2017
Imashuku S., Ono K., Shishido R., Suzuki S. & Wagatsuma K. (2017). Cathodoluminescence analysis for rapid identification of alumina and MgAl2O4 spinel inclusions in steels. Materials Characterization, 131, 210-216. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2017.07.016
Materials Alumina (var. inclusion in steel) [ Al2O3 ], Spinel (var. inclusion in steel) [ MgAl2O4 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Technique Cathodoluminescence (CL), using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Instrument TECHNEX Mighty-8DXL
Probe 17 keV electron beam
Beam current 19 nA
Detector name OceanOptics QEPRO
Det. technology CCD, Si, Peltier cooled
Lines Cr3+: 697 nm, Mn2+: 430 nm, 465 nm, 525 nm, 730 nm, Oxygen vacancy: 335 nm, 480 nm, Ti3+: 750 nm