The maia detector array and x-ray fluorescence imaging system: Locating rare precious metal phases in complex samples

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8851, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ryan, C G ^a   Siddons, D P ^b   Kirkham, R ^a   Li, Z Y ^b   De Jonge, M D ^c   Paterson, D ^c   Cleverley, J S ^a   Kuczewski, A ^b   Dunn, P A ^a   Jensen, M ^a   De Geronimo, G ^b   Howard, D L ^c   Godel, B ^a   Dyl, K A ^a,e   Fisher, L A ^a   Hough, R H ^a   Barnes, S J ^a   Bland, P A ^e   Moorhead, G ^a   James, S A ^c   Spiers, K M ^c   Falkenberg, G ^d   Boesenberg, U ^d   Wellenreuther, G ^d   more..

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON   (Australia)

^d DESY   (Germany)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allende meteorite; Depth mapping; Maia detector; Platinum group minerals; Quantitative SXRF analysis; Real time element imaging; Synchrotron X ray fluorescence; X ray fluorescence microscopy

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; PRECIOUS METALS;

ALLENDE; PLATINUM GROUP MINERALS; QUANTITATIVE SXRF ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY FLUORESCENCES; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

X RAYS;

EID: 84888144124     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2027195     Document Type: Conference Paper

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