title: Proton microscopy and microanalysis--biological applications.
abstract: Several nuclear and atomic techniques are available to a scanning proton microprobe for examining the elemental distributions and microstructure within a specimen. The instrument and its techniques are discussed together with some examples of non-destructive elemental microanalysis. The handling and display of quantitative maps and their relationship to regional spectra are shown with an emphasis in this paper on biological applications.
authors.affiliation: Micro Analytical Research Centre, School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Legge
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Allan
mesh_terms: D004602:Elements / Q000032:analysis*; D008832:Microchemistry; D008853:Microscopy; D011522:Protons; D013048:Specimen Handling
chemical_list: D004602:Elements; D011522:Protons