A07.2 - Triumphs, Trials, and Trepidations in Quantifying Low-Z Elements with Microanalytical Methods

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Session Chair(s)

• JB

  Joseph Boro, Ph.D

  Lawrence Livermore National Labs, United States
• ON

  Owen Neill

  Manager, R.B. Mitchell Electron Microbeam Analysis Lab
  University of Michigan
  Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM US EST

  EPMA of Low-Z Elements: A Closer Look at Mass Attenuation Coefficient Accuracy of Soft X-rays
  

  Presenting Author: Aurélien Moy – Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Co-Author: Xavier Llovet – Scientific and Technological Centres, Universitat de Barcelona

  Co-Author: Philipp Pöml – European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate Nuclear Safety and Security, Karlsruhe

  Co-Author: John Fournelle – Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM US EST

  Software Methods and Tools for WDS Light Element Analysis
  

  Presenting Author: John J. Donovan – Probe Software

  Co-Author: Aurélien Moy – Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Co-Author: Anette von der Handt – University of British Columbia
• 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM US EST

  Enhanced Electron Backscatter Correction for Electron Probe Microanalysis
  

  Presenting Author: Andrew Ducharme (he/him/his) – University of Oregon

  Co-Author: Aurélien Moy – Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Co-Author: John J. Donovan – Probe Software
• 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM US EST

  Utilising the WDS-SD for obtaining better estimations of Backgrounds and Mass Attenuation Coefficients
  

  Presenting Author: Richard Wuhrer – WSU

  Co-Author: Ken Moran – Moran Scientific Pty Ltd

  Co-Author: Michael Matthews – AWE
• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM US EST

  Shortcomings in Low-Energy X-ray Quantification using Proportional Counters in WDS
  

  Presenting Author: Patrick Camus, Ph.D – Retired

  Co-Author: Ken Moran – Moran Scientific Pty Ltd

  Co-Author: Michael Matthews – AWE

  Co-Author: Richard Wuhrer – WSU