Referencing the Mass, Energy, and Intensity Scales

1 Referencing the Mass, Energy, and Intensity Scales Calibration of the mass scale is required as this represents one part to the data recorded in SIMS, and this is used to elucidate the identity of the element or molecule from the 

Calibration of the intensity scale describes the optimization of the secondary ion detectors such that their sensitivities are maximized (detectors are covered in 

Alignment of the intensity scale with the concentration of the signals measured is otherwise referred to as quantification. Procedures in common use (see Sections 5.4.3) assnme a linear dependence between the number of secondary ion emitted and the intensity recorded under the specific set of data collection procedures used. 

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