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A New Approach to Quantitative Multielement X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Frank H. Chung*
Affiliation:
Sherwin-Williams Research Center Chicago, IL 60628
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Abstract

A quantitative X-ray fluorescence method for single or multielement analysis is reported. It requires no calibration curve and covers a wide concentration range. The sample is dispersed into a film-forming polymer solution from which a thin specimen is made. A simple intensity-concentration equation free from matrix factors is derived. The simplicity and versatility of this method are demonstrated with eighteen examples. The precision of this method is statistically estimated to be 5% relative.

Type
Mathematical Correction Procedures for X-Ray Spectrochemical Analysis
Copyright
Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1975

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