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Analytical Use of Proton-Induced X-Ray Emission

Johansson, Thomas B LU ; Ahlberg, Mats ; Akselsson, Roland LU ; Johansson, Gerd LU and Malmqvist, Klas LU (1976) In Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 32(1). p.207-217
Abstract
Proton-induced X-ray emission, PIXE, is capable of simultaneous quantitative determination of 10-15 elements. An introduction to the physical properties of the method is given and detection limits are shown for a routine analysis of a thin aerosol sample. Examples of applications to both thick and thin samples are presented. Human tooth dentine is analysed for lead, with simple sample preparation, indicating lead values of a few ppm for Swedish children. Quantitative analyses of several other elements are obtained simultaneously. Cascade impactors axe used for sampling aerosols in work environment during welding operations giving information of size distribution and concentrations of the elements present. The aerosol is dominated by... (More)
Proton-induced X-ray emission, PIXE, is capable of simultaneous quantitative determination of 10-15 elements. An introduction to the physical properties of the method is given and detection limits are shown for a routine analysis of a thin aerosol sample. Examples of applications to both thick and thin samples are presented. Human tooth dentine is analysed for lead, with simple sample preparation, indicating lead values of a few ppm for Swedish children. Quantitative analyses of several other elements are obtained simultaneously. Cascade impactors axe used for sampling aerosols in work environment during welding operations giving information of size distribution and concentrations of the elements present. The aerosol is dominated by particle sizes between 0.5 and 2 um as measured by the impactor, but the size distributions are different for different elements and welding techniques and depend on the distance from the welding source. The relative abundance of the elements found in the aerosol indicates the presence of fractionation mechanisms. (Less)
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detection limits, trace element analysis, PIXE, proton-induced x-ray emission, PIXE applications
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Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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32
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1
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207 - 217
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Springer
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0236-5731
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10.1007/BF02517753
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English
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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), The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) (011026001)
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  author       = {{Johansson, Thomas B and Ahlberg, Mats and Akselsson, Roland and Johansson, Gerd and Malmqvist, Klas}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{207--217}},
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  series       = {{Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry}},
  title        = {{Analytical Use of Proton-Induced X-Ray Emission}},
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  doi          = {{10.1007/BF02517753}},
  volume       = {{32}},
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