Reprint of: Electron probe microanalysis: A review of recent developments and applications in materials science and engineering

X Llovet, A Moy, PT Pinard, JH Fournelle - Progress in Materials Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) is a microanalytical technique widely used for the
characterization of materials. Since its development in the 1950s, different instrumental and …

Nitrogen and carbon fractionation during core–mantle differentiation at shallow depth

C Dalou, MM Hirschmann, A von der Handt… - Earth and Planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
One of the most remarkable observations regarding volatile elements in the solar system is
the depletion of N in the bulk silicate Earth (BSE) relative to chondrites, leading to a …

Review of experimental and analytical techniques to determine H, C, N, and S solubility and metal–silicate partitioning during planetary differentiation

C Dalou, TA Suer, L Tissandier, WL Ofierska… - Progress in Earth and …, 2024 - Springer
During their formation, terrestrial planets underwent a magma ocean phase during which
their metallic cores segregated from their silicate mantles and their early atmospheres …

Redox control on nitrogen isotope fractionation during planetary core formation

C Dalou, E Füri, C Deligny, L Piani… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The present-day nitrogen isotopic compositions of Earth's surficial (15N-enriched) and deep
reservoirs (15N-depleted) differ significantly. This distribution can neither be explained by …

Nitrogen incorporation in silicates and metals: Results from SIMS, EPMA, FTIR, and laser-extraction mass spectrometry

JL Mosenfelder, A Von Der Handt… - … : Journal of Earth …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A quantitative understanding of nitrogen incorporation in Earth materials is important for
constraining volatile evolution in planetary bodies. We used a combination of chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Nitrogen abundance and isotope analysis of silicate glasses by secondary ionization mass spectrometry

E Füri, E Deloule, C Dalou - Chemical Geology, 2018 - Elsevier
Chondritic meteorites preserve extreme intra-sample 15 N/14 N variations, which exceed, in
some cases, the range of nitrogen isotope ratios observed at the Solar System scale. These …

High‐pressure phase stability and thermoelastic properties of iron carbonitrides and nitrogen in the deep Earth

S Huang, X Wu, F Zhu, X Lai, J Li… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Iron‐dominant metallic phases are likely the primary hosts for nitrogen in the reduced deep
Earth, hence the storage of nitrogen in the lower mantle and the core is governed by the …

Investigation of N in Ammonium-bearing Silicates with Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA)

W Nachlas, S Baldwin, J Thomas… - Microscopy and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Nitrogen is a primary constituent of Earth's atmosphere and an essential component of many
biological processes. Considerable effort has been dedicated to investigating N cycling in …

Measurement of geologic nitrogen using mass spectrometry, colorimetry, and a newly adapted fluorometry technique

BW Johnson, N Drage, J Spence, N Hanson… - Solid earth, 2017 - se.copernicus.org
Long viewed as a mostly noble, atmospheric species, recent work demonstrates that
nitrogen in fact cycles throughout the Earth system, including the atmosphere, biosphere …

The stability field of ferropericlase with respect to oxygen fugacity in the Earth's mantle and the origin of superdeep diamonds

C Melai - 2023 - epub.uni-bayreuth.de
Although rare, some inclusions in so called superdeep diamonds appear to originate below
the lithospheric mantle, raising questions as to how they form under these conditions and …