The nuclear microprobe is a non-destructive analysis tool allowing elemental characterization at the micrometer scale of solid samples of diverse origins: interfaces and grains of synthesized materials, cellular monolayers, inclusions in terrestrial and extraterrestrial geologic samples…
The method relies on the detection and spectrometry of emitted radiations by the interaction of a light ion micro-beam with the atoms composing the major elements or traces of the samples.