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Theoretical Calculation of Background in X-Ray Spectrometry for the Determination of Some Heavy Trace Elements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Jean-Jacques Gruffat
Jean-Jacques Gruffat*
Affiliation:
Département de Géologie - Ecole des Mines 158 Cours Fauriel 42023 SAINT-ETIENNE CEDEX 2 - FRANCE
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Abstract

The Kulenkampff-Kramers formula giving the spectral distribution of the continuum as a function of wavelength allows a correct calculation of background under the peak. It is only necessary to measure two backgrounds, one on each side of the peak, The true background under the peak is given by multiplying them by adequate coefficients and adding them up. This method has been applied to the determination of low amounts of Ce, La, Ba and Cs in geological samples.

Type
X. Mathematical Methods in X-Ray Spectrometry (XRS)
Information
Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 35 , Issue B: First Pacific-International Congress on X-ray Analytical Methods (PICXAM). Fortieth Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 7-16, 1991 , 1991 , pp. 755 - 756
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1991

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