X-ray scattering in X-ray fluorescence spectra with X-ray tube excitation - Modelling, experiment, and Monte-Carlo simulation

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 268, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 3568-3575

  Hodoroaba, V D ^a   Radtke, M ^a   Vincze, L ^b   Rackwitz, V ^a   Reuter, D ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Modelling; Monte Carlo simulation; Spectral background; X ray fluorescence; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; FLUORESCENCE; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MODELS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETERS; X RAY SCATTERING; X RAY SPECTROMETERS; X RAY TUBES;

BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETERS; LIMITS OF DETECTION; MATHEMATICAL PROCEDURES; POLYCHROMATIC X-RAYS; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; SPECTRAL BACKGROUND; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 78049478396     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2010.09.017     Document Type: Article

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