Comparison by X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy of two samples of α quartz with the NIST SRM 1878a α quartz

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 409-421

  Kauffer, E ^a   Moulut, J C ^a   Masson, A ^a   Protois, J C ^a   Grzebyk, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Infrared spectrophotometry; Particle size; Quartz; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BAND WAVELENGTHS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; QUARTZ;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; CYCLONE SEPARATOR; DIFFRACTION; FILTER; FLOW RATE; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

CALIBRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; QUARTZ; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ABSORBANCES; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRYSTALLINITIES; DIFFRACTION LINES; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; MEDIAN DIAMETERS;

EID: 0036596766     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mef050     Document Type: Article

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