Figure 3
Comparison of per-pixel baseline and blank removal. (a) Ratio of per-pixel to blank-corrected fits for sulfur. Seven sub-populations (see the supporting information) are color coded on both the scatter plot and images. Black lines: fits to equation (6). (b) Representative per-pixel baselines for each sub-population (1–7) and blank pixels (0); the black line marks the sulfur Kα emission centroid. (c) Histograms of fitted sulfur concentrations for each sub-population. Solid = blank corrected; dash = per-pixel baseline corrected. (d) Comparison of per-pixel and blank removal for low-Z elements. (e) Comparison for transition metals. Solid red lines in (d) and (e) are a ratio of 1; dashed red lines mark the apparent asymptote. |