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Certification of Reference Materials by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Leif Højslet Christensen
Affiliation:
Isotope Division Risø National Laboratory DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Kaj Heydorn
Affiliation:
Isotope Division Risø National Laboratory DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Abstract

The present paper studies the precision and accuracy that can be achieved using energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry for the determination of total sulphur content in BCR 38 Fly Ash issued by the European Community Bureau of Reference.

Type
V. Applications of XRF and XRD to Life Sciences and the Environment
Copyright
Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1984

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