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Pulse-Height Selection in X-Ray Fluorescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Kurt F.J. Heinrich*
Affiliation:
E. I. duPont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Delaware
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Abstract

Pulse-height analysis is a valuable tool in X-ray fluorescence analysis, both for qualitative and quantitative purposes. The elimination of higher order interferences permits determinations that would otherwise be very difficult or impossible, The systematic application of pulse-height analysis in qualitative work greatly simplifies the interpretation of complex spectra. In certain cases one can apply nondispersive analysis, relying on the pulse-height analyzer alone for separating energy levels of X-ray photons. Technique and limitations of pulse-height analysis will be discussed.

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Research Article
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1960

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