Calcite CL/SEM measurement, e- beam, Habermann et al. 1999

Measurement details

Reference Habermann et al. 1999
Habermann D., Meijer J., Neuser R. D., Richter D. K., Rolfs C. & Stephan A. (1999). Micro-PIXE and quantitative cathodoluminescence spectroscopy: Combined high resolution trace element analyses in minerals. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 150(1-4), 470-477. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-583x(98)00926-4
Material Calcite [ CaCO3 ]
Specimen temperature Ambient
Technique Cathodoluminescence (CL), using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Probe Electron beam
Lines Dy3+ 500 nm (100%), 580 nm (100%), 680 nm (100%), 760 nm (100%), Sm3+ 565 nm, 570 nm, 600 nm, 610 nm, 710 nm, 650 nm (100%)

Composition

Nominal composition of Calcite [ CaCO3 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Ca 1 20 40
C 1 20 12
O 3 60 48