title: A comparison between secondary-ion mass-spectrometry and spark-source mass-spectrometry for the quantitative analysis of steel wire.
abstract: A comparison has been made between the results of the matrix-ion species ratio (MISR) method for quantification of secondary-ion mass-spectrometry data and spark-source mass-spectrometry analysis using photoplate detection for analysis of the steel basis of AlZn coated wire products. For SIMS quantification a suitable set of sensitivity factors, corrected for the actual surface sampling condition, was used. The results of both methods compare well. The SIMS results were, for most elements, within 25% of the concentration determined by SSMS. This could indicate that reasonably accurate results can be obtained by using the matrix-ion species ratio method for SIMS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp (U.I.A.), Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Craen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verlinden
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gijbels
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Adams