Graeme Ernest Coote, a keen physicist and athlete, died on 16 August 1997 at the age of 62
while competing in a walking race. He was one of New Zealand's most experienced nuclear …

Application of the proton microprobe as a quantitative tool for trace-element microanalysis in
the geosciences can be considered to have crossed the threshold of acceptability in a …

Since the mineral in mollusc shells, calcium carbonate, has no site in the crystal for a
fluorine ion we would expect this element to occur as only a trace element in shells. Our …

[en] The paper describes a technique that can provide maps of the minutest concentrations
of elements in specimens. The technique is based on a device called the scanning proton …

We describe a newly developed proton microprobe sample chamber designed for analysis
of heterogeneous mineral samples. The instrument features a computer-driven stage and is …

I review the nuclear reactions which are suitable for ion beam analysis of fluorine in
materials and for profiling fluorine in the outer few μm. The 19 F (p, αγ) 16 O and 19 F (p …

A microprobe facility capable of focussing proton beams to a spot size of 2 ωm× 2 ωm has
been constructed and installed at the 6 MV tandem Van de Graaff accelerator of the Max …

Nuclear or proton microprobes are now well-established analytical instruments, although the
accessibility is rather low. The majority of applications are found in the biomedical field but …

The in situ high-sensitivity multielement detection capability of PIXE, combined with μm
spatial resolution opens up new possibilities in mineral-related research. Trace element …

Elemental mapping using a scanning proton microprobe (SPM) can be a powerful technique
for probing trace elements in biology, allowing complex interfaces to be studied in detail …