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Atom Probe Tomography Analysis of Exsolved Mineral Phases
Published on: October 25, 2019
Fabrication of specimens of metamorphic magnetite crystals for field ion microscopy and atom probe microanalysis
K R Kuhlman1, R L Martens, T F Kelly
1In-Situ Instruments Group, Device Research and Applications Section, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, USA. kkuhlman@jpl.nasa.gov
Abstract:
Field ion specimens have been successfully fabricated from samples of metamorphic magnetite crystals (Fe3O4) extracted from a polymetamorphosed, granulite-facies marble with the use of a focused ion beam. These magnetite crystals contain nanometer-scale, disk-shaped inclusions making this magnetite particularly attractive for investigating the capabilities of atom probe field ion microscopy (APFIM) for geological materials. Field ion microscope images of these magnetite crystals were obtained in which the observed size and morphology of the precipitates agree with previous results. Samples were analyzed in the energy compensated optical position-sensitive atom probe. Mass spectra were obtained in which peaks for singly ionized 16O, 56Fe and 56FeO and doubly ionized 54Fe, 56Fe and 57Fe peaks were fully resolved. Manganese and aluminum were observed in a limited analysis of a precipitate in an energy compensated position sensitive atom probe.
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