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Applicability of PIXE and XRF to Fast Drill Core Analysis in Air

Carlsson, Lars-Eric and Akselsson, Roland LU (1981) In Advances in X-Ray Analysis 24. p.313-321
Abstract
The properties of particle-induced X-ray emission, PIXE, and secondary target mode X-ray fluorescence, XRF, applied to the analysis of unprepared drill cores in open air have been evaluated. Typical detection limits for elements heavier than Mg have been determined for a PIXE-system with an external 2.55 MeV proton beam and for an XRF-system with Ti, Mo and Tb secondary targets. These two systems were found to have similar detection limits for most elements in a typical geological sample. The heterogeneous composition of drill cores prevents the performance of accurate matrix corrections, though calculations using fundamental parameters show that in the PIXE analysis of elements heavier than Ca, these corrections are much less sensitive to... (More)
The properties of particle-induced X-ray emission, PIXE, and secondary target mode X-ray fluorescence, XRF, applied to the analysis of unprepared drill cores in open air have been evaluated. Typical detection limits for elements heavier than Mg have been determined for a PIXE-system with an external 2.55 MeV proton beam and for an XRF-system with Ti, Mo and Tb secondary targets. These two systems were found to have similar detection limits for most elements in a typical geological sample. The heterogeneous composition of drill cores prevents the performance of accurate matrix corrections, though calculations using fundamental parameters show that in the PIXE analysis of elements heavier than Ca, these corrections are much less sensitive to variations in the matrix composition than in the XRF analysis. (Less)
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trace element analysis, drill cores, XRF, X-ray fluorescence, particle induced X-ray emission, PIXE
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Advances in X-Ray Analysis
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International Centre for Diffraction Data
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology (011025002), Nuclear Physics (Faculty of Technology) (011013007)
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  author       = {{Carlsson, Lars-Eric and Akselsson, Roland}},
  keywords     = {{trace element analysis; drill cores; XRF; X-ray fluorescence; particle induced X-ray emission; PIXE}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{313--321}},
  publisher    = {{International Centre for Diffraction Data}},
  series       = {{Advances in X-Ray Analysis}},
  title        = {{Applicability of PIXE and XRF to Fast Drill Core Analysis in Air}},
  volume       = {{24}},
  year         = {{1981}},
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