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

Measurement details

Description CL/SEM spectrum of Spinel
Reference Otherwise unpublished luminescence spectra measured by the CSIRO Mineral Resources Microbeam Laboratory, Clayton
https://research.csiro.au/microbeam-lab/
Material Spinel [ MgAl2O4 ]
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 -0.12 … 130.586 counts
Integral 37821.1 counts
Lines Cr3+ 1.80453 eV (16%), 1.6 — 1.82 eV, Mn2+ 2.4027 eV, Oxygen vacancy 2.887 eV (100%)

Composition

Nominal composition of Spinel [ MgAl2O4 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Mg 1 14.3 17.1
Al 2 28.6 37.9
O 4 57.1 45

Measurement spectrum

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CL/SEM spectrum of Spinel