Quantitative multielemental analysis using Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) using 1 and 2 MeV proton bombardment on thin targets has been achieved. The method is based on the calculation of atomic ratios from experimentally determined relative x-ray efficiency curves. Sample preparation techniques involving digestion and homogenous deposition of samples and standards with a minimum of contamination have been investigated. The accuracy of the method has been evaluated using five standard reference materials obtained from the National Bureau of Standards. The elimination of bremsstrahlung associated with the charging effect of non-conducting samples in PIXE analysis has been accomplished using thin carbon foils in the beam path. Applications of the PIXE technique to studies on deep-sea ferromanganese nodules were performed. The utility of PIXE in the analysis of noduoles and in the following of the distribution of a large number of elements through the various stages of a processing scheme were demonstrated.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/282084 |
| Date | January 1981 |
| Creators | Kirchner, Stephen John |
| Contributors | Fernando, Quintus |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Dissertation-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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