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Magnesium carbonate

Core loss MgCO3 · Ferdinand Hofer · added 2005-04-20 · Beam energy and angles known · History

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The spectra given in the article are analogous to this one but not the same. Analyst: Irmgard Rom. Temperature: Room.

Use in HyperSpy
import exspy

spectra = exspy.data.eelsdb(title="Magnesium carbonate", formula="MgCO3")
s = next(sp for sp in spectra if sp.original_metadata.json.id == 21567)
s.plot(plot_edges=True)

Specimen

Formula
MgCO3
Elements
Mg, C, O
Edges
O K
Source and purity
commercial powder Merck
Energy range
512 – 614.3 eV
Step
0.1 eV

Keywords

  • imported from old site

Treatment

Dark current corrected
Yes
Gain variation corrected
Yes

Acquisition

Microscope
Philips CM20
Gun
LaB6
Beam energy
200 kV
Convergence semi-angle
6.4 mrad
Collection semi-angle
7.6 mrad
Resolution
1.2 eV
Monochromated
No
Detector
Parallel: GIF
Probe size
200 nm²
Readouts
1

Reference

Ferdinand Hofer, Peter Golob. “New examples for near-edge fine structures in electron energy loss spectroscopy”. Ultramicroscopy, 21(4), 379-383 (1987). doi:10.1016/0304-3991(87)90036-2 Article

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Please cite this spectrum

If you use this spectrum, cite the contributor's paper and the EELS Data Base.

Ferdinand Hofer. Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3). EELS Data Base, spectrum 21567, 2005. https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/magnesium-carbonate/

Ferdinand Hofer, Peter Golob. “New examples for near-edge fine structures in electron energy loss spectroscopy”. Ultramicroscopy, 21(4), 379-383 (1987). doi:10.1016/0304-3991(87)90036-2

Philip Ewels, Thierry Sikora, Virginie Serin, Chris P. Ewels and Luc Lajaunie. “A Complete Overhaul of the Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Database: eelsdb.eu.” Microscopy and Microanalysis 22, 717–724 (2016). doi:10.1017/S1431927616000179
BibTeX
@misc{Hofer2005eelsdb21567,
  author = {Ferdinand Hofer},
  title = {Magnesium carbonate},
  howpublished = {EELS Data Base, spectrum 21567},
  year = {2005},
  url = {https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/magnesium-carbonate/}
}

@article{Hofer2005eelsdb21567ref,
  author = {Ferdinand Hofer, Peter Golob},
  title = {New examples for near-edge fine structures in electron energy loss spectroscopy},
  journal = {Ultramicroscopy},
  volume = {21},
  number = {4},
  pages = {379--383},
  year = {1987},
  doi = {10.1016/0304-3991(87)90036-2}
}

@article{ewels2016eelsdb,
  author = {Ewels, Philip and Sikora, Thierry and Serin, Virginie and Ewels, Chris P. and Lajaunie, Luc},
  title = {A Complete Overhaul of the Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Database: eelsdb.eu},
  journal = {Microscopy and Microanalysis},
  volume = {22},
  pages = {717--724},
  year = {2016},
  doi = {10.1017/S1431927616000179}
}
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