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Magnesium Oxide

Core loss MgO · Giovanni Bertoni · added 2007-11-13 · Beam energy and angles known · History

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polycrystalline sample. spectrum used for quantification. It is the sum of 100 spectra available separately, which can be used for testing quantification techniques or deconvolution techniques. Analyst: Giovanni Bertoni. Temperature: Room.

Use in HyperSpy
import exspy

spectra = exspy.data.eelsdb(title="Magnesium Oxide", formula="MgO")
s = next(sp for sp in spectra if sp.original_metadata.json.id == 21625)
s.plot(plot_edges=True)

Specimen

Formula
MgO
Elements
Mg, O
Edges
O K
Source and purity
Merck (powder)
Energy range
341.5 – 1364.5 eV
Step
1 eV

Keywords

  • imported from old site

Treatment

Dark current corrected
Yes
Gain variation corrected
Yes
Thickness
0.189 t/λ

Acquisition

Microscope
CM30
Gun
feg Schottky
Beam energy
300 kV
Convergence semi-angle
1.3 mrad
Collection semi-angle
5.21 mrad
Resolution
1 eV
Mode
Diffraction
Detector
Parallel: GIF200
Integration time
0.4 s
Readouts
100

Reference

G. Bertoni, J.Verbeeck, Ultramicroscopy, submitted.

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Please cite this spectrum

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

Giovanni Bertoni. Magnesium Oxide (MgO). EELS Data Base, spectrum 21625, 2007. https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/magnesium-oxide-2/

G. Bertoni, J.Verbeeck, Ultramicroscopy, submitted.

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{Bertoni2007eelsdb21625,
  author = {Giovanni Bertoni},
  title = {Magnesium Oxide},
  howpublished = {EELS Data Base, spectrum 21625},
  year = {2007},
  url = {https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/magnesium-oxide-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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