Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer for analysis of conventional and micro-samples: Preliminary assessment

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 436-441

  Sitko, Rafał ^a   Zawisza, Beata ^a   Malicka, Ewa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

EDXRF; Micro beam; Pinhole collimator; XRF

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS; BEAM SPOT SIZE; EDGE METHOD; EDXRF; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; FOCAL SPOT SIZE; HELIUM ATMOSPHERE; INCIDENT RADIATION; LASER POINTER; LONG WAVELENGTH; MAXIMUM POWER; MICRO-BEAM; PIN DETECTOR; PINHOLE COLLIMATOR; PINHOLE COLLIMATORS; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; RADIATION INTENSITY; SOLID SAMPLES; SPECTRAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMOELECTRICALLY-COOLED; X-RAY SPECTRA; XRF; XY STAGE;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; HELIUM; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; RHODIUM; SPECTROMETRY; TUNGSTEN; WAVEMETERS; X RAY SPECTROMETERS; X RAY TUBES;

X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67649449355     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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