Trace Element Analysis

Determining trace level concentrations is an important part of characterisation. For bulk quantification, the Microbeam Laboratory has expertise in WD-XRF and Wet Chemical analysis.

Our FEG-EPMAs can be used for point microanalysis. They have high elemental sensitivity (~10-100)pm, depending on phase abundance) and has broad elemental sensitivity.

Case studies

XRF Trace analysis

Measuring trace levels in bulk samples

Trace nitrogen in diamond

Characterisation of a carbonado diamond using cathodoluminescence.