BS 3406-4:1993
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Methods for determination of particle size distribution Guide to microscope and image analysis methods
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English
15-02-1993
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Abbreviations and symbols
5 Health and safety
6 Sample preparation
6.1 General
6.2 Dispersion of laboratory sample
6.3 Mounting of test portion
7 Limits of size resolution of various microscope systems
7.1 General
7.2 Light microscope
7.3 Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
7.4 Transmission electron microscope (TEM)
8 Calibration
8.1 General
8.2 Calibration of the light microscope
8.3 Calibration of electron microscope
8.4 Calibration of the image analyser
8.5 Reference graticule
9 Manual methods of measurement
9.1 Light microscopy
9.2 Scanning and transmission electron microscopy
10 Measurement by image analyser
10.1 General
10.2 Method
10.3 Dynamic range
11 Distribution determination, accuracy and precision
11.1 Choice of size classes
11.2 Calculation of size distribution
11.3 Calculation of the standard error (SE)
11.4 Confidence intervals
11.5 Amount of sampling necessary for specific
accuracy
11.6 Reporting of results
Annex A (informative) Equipment
Annex B (normative) Setting the light microscope for Koehler
illumination
Annex C (informative) Eyepiece graticules for light microscopy
Annex D (normative) Semi-automatic image analysis
Annex E (normative) Example of calculation of size
distribution by number
Annex F (informative) Statistical errors of size
determination by the microscope method
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