Glossary:Electron Probe

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Electron Probe Microanalysis
Microscale X-ray analysis linked to scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) allowing the analysis of elemental composition. Is commonly used to analyse artefacts and increasingly is being used to analyse the elemental composition of soil components in thin section.

Related Words: Thin section

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