X-ray fluorescence spectrometry: A fast and versatile technique for the analysis of geological samples

Spectroscopy Europe

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 10-16

  Brewer, Tim S ^a   Harvey, Peter K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COHERENT LIGHT; CRUCIBLES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY TUBES;

DILUTION; GEOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; PRESSED POWDER PELLETS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY (XRF);

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 21844476768     PISSN: 09660941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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