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By
B. Dziunikowski, Institute of Physics and Nuclear Techniques, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Warsaw, Poland
Included in series
Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, XXIV
Description
In Volume IIC of the series, G.L. Macdonald contributed a chapter on X-Ray Spectrometry in which the principles of X-ray fluorescence
analysis were presented with great clarity. Since that contribution appeared in 1971 tremendous developments have taken place with one
of the most important new features being the appearance of energy-dispersive methods.
This new volume gives a detailed and up-to-date
account of this important technique. It covers the various physical and technical problems associated with this analytical method, with
emphasis on explaining the interferences due to matrix and particle size effects. Methods for overcoming these interferences are described
and other sources of errors and the processing of measurement data are discussed. Also described are numerous applications of EDXRF analysis
in a variety of fields including geological prospecting and mining, trace element analysis, biology, medicine, environmental pollution
control, archaeology, forensic sciences, and others.
Contents
1. Fundamentals.
Energy quantization. Distribution of electrons in an atom. Atom excitation. Atom deexcitation. Photon scattering.
Attenuation of X-ray beam. Mean and effective atomic number.
2. Sources of Primary (Exciting) Radiation.
Properties of radioisotope
sources. Production of radioisotope sources. Isotope X-ray sources. Influence of measuring conditions on the shape of X-ray spectrum.
Low-power X-ray tubes.
3. Secondary Radiation of Sample.
Intensity of fluorescence radiation. Intensity of scattered radiation.
4. Detection of X-Rays.
Proportional counter. Scintillation counter. Solid-state detector. Detection efficiency. Energy resolution.
Gas proportional-scintillation counters.
5. X-Ray Spectrometry.
Electronic methods (pulse-height selection). Filter methods. Radiator
methods.
6. Selection of Optimum Conditions for Analysis.
Calibration. Sensitivity of analysis. Factors influencing sensitivity.
7. Disturbing Effects.
Interelement radiation. Matrix effects. Particle-size effects. Mineralogical effects. Surface effects.
8. Methods for Eliminating Matrix Effects.
Analysis of three-component materials. Analysis of multicomponent materials. Calculation
correction methods. Methods requiring special preparation of samples.
9. Other Sources of Errors.
Errors due to statistical fluctuations.
Equipment effects. Background interference. Effects due to the physical state of the sample.
10. Processing of Measurement Data.
Statistical
distributions and their parameters. Precision. Accuracy. Rejecting an outlier. Decision limit, detection limit, and determination limit.
11. Applications of Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis in Geological Prospecting and Mining.
Field prospecting analyses.
Analysis of drill cores and drillings. Analyses in boreholes (X-ray fluorescence logging). Laboratory analyses of geological materials.
Analyses of lunar and Martian surfaces.
12. On-Stream Analyses.
Introduction. Mineral processing control. Calciferous sludge analysis.
Analysis of loose materials.
13. Trace Analysis.
Introduction. Preconcentration methods. Analysis of water and effluent-waste
pollutants. Analysis of air pollutants. X-ray fluorescence analysis in medical applications.
14. Miscellaneous Applications.
Alloy
analysis. Analysis of solutions. Analysis of gases. Analysis of petroleum products. Analysis of paints and lacquers. EDXRF analysis in
archaeology. Coating thickness measurements. Other applications of EDXRF.
References. Subject Index.
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Hardbound, xx + 432 pages, publication date: DEC-1989
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-98897-3
ISBN-10: 0-444-98897-1
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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