Metal sheets thickness determined by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-130

  Cesareo, Roberto ^a   Brunetti, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gilded objects; Portable equipment; Ratio of K lines; Sic n alloys; Silvered objects; Sip n alloys; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CURVE FITTING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; GOLD; METALS; PLATING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (ED-XRF); METAL SHEETS; X-RAY SPECTRUM;

SILVER;

EID: 48249118312     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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