Main Scientific Interests
Her research activities are concerned mainly the use of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) for the quantitative measurement of low-concentration constituents, of light (Lithium, Beryllium and Boron) and volatile elements (Hydrogen, Fluorine, Chlorine, Carbon) in geological samples, with particular reference to the investigation of the physical/chemical processes underlying the production of secondary ions, aiming at overcoming the limitations of the technique (interferences and non-linear effects, “matrix effects”); the development, set up and optimization of SIMS procedures for trace elements, light and volatile elements, and ultra-trace elements in the frame of petrologic, geochemical and crystal-chemical studies, with particular reference to the investigation of melt inclusions, silicate minerals, artificial glasses, chemically-complex silicate and non-silicate matrixes, experimental charges.
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