Some considerations on how to solve the Sherman equation in practice

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1491-1502

  Rousseau, Richard M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correction for matrix effects; Fundamental Algorithm; Fundamental Parameters method; Quantitative XRF analysis; Sherman equation; Solution to the Sherman equation; XRF calibration

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; FLUORESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SPECTROMETRY;

CORRECTION FOR MATRIX EFFECTS; FUNDAMENTAL ALGORITHMS (FA); FUNDAMENTAL-PARAMETERS METHOD; QUANTITATIVE XRF ANALYSIS; SHERMAN EQUATIONS; SOLUTION TO THE SHERMAN EQUATION; XRF CALIBRATION;

X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 4544374425     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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