Corrections for matrix effects in X-ray fluorescence analysis-A tutorial

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 759-777

  Rousseau, Richard M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correction for matrix effects; Fundamental algorithm; Fundamental parameters method; Influence coefficients; Quantitative XRF analysis; Sherman equation; XRF calibration

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CORRECTION FOR MATRIX EFFECTS; FUNDAMENTAL ALGORITHMS; FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS METHOD; INFLUENCE COEFFICIENTS; MATRIX EFFECTS; QUANTITATIVE XRF ANALYSIS; SHERMAN EQUATIONS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; XRF CALIBRATION;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 33747044865     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2006.06.014     Document Type: Review

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