Electron Microbeam Analysis

This volume treats the different methods used in electron microbeam analysis. The volume consists of five tutorial chapters which give an overview and an in-depth analysis of a particular section of electron microbeam analysis. In these chapters the state of the art technology is described together with the major obstacles which remain and a future outlook. Further, 25 brief articles are included which form the condensed scientific information of a poster session during the 2nd workshop of the European Microbeam Analysis Society held in Dubrovnik, May 1991. In this volume there are different categories of electron microbeam analysis (Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), electron energy loss spectrometry (EELS) and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES)) intensively linked and discussed together. The versatility in the use of electron microbeams in chemical-analytical work is emphasized. The approach is strongly inititated from a methodological point of view: How are data derived and how can methods be improved further. The reliability of the particular method comes on the first place.The benefits to potential readers of this book is the state of the art overview which is enclosed in the tutorial papers and which are exemplified to some extent in the brief articles.