Steps toward accurate large-area analyses of Genesis solar wind samples: evaluation of surface cleaning methods using total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry [PDF]
Total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (TXRF) was used to analyze residual surface contamination on Genesis solar wind samples and to evaluate different cleaning methods.
Burnett, Donald S. +3 more
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Mobile spectroscopic instrumentation in archaeometry research [PDF]
Mobile instrumentation is of growing importance to archaeometry research. Equipment is utilized in the field or at museums, thus avoiding transportation or risk of damage to valuable artifacts.
Donais, MK, Vandenabeele, Peter
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α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles/vermiculite clay material: Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties [PDF]
Photocatalysis is increasingly becoming a center of interest due to its wide use in environmental remediation. Hematite (-Fe2O3) is one promising candidate for photocatalytic applications.
Kočí, Kamila +4 more
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The origin and chronology of medieval silver coins based on the analysis of chemical composition
Medieval Central Europe coins - the Saxon coins, also called as the Otto and Adelheid denarii, as well as the Polish ones, the Władysław Herman and Bolesław Śmiały coins - were examined to determine their provenance and dating.
Pańczyk Ewa +5 more
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Application Skills on Determination of Geological Sample by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRF) has such advantages as simple sample preparation, green environmental protection and the simultaneous determination of multiple elements and is widely used in the exploration geochemistry analysis field.
CHEN Jing +4 more
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Development of X-ray fluorescence technique for the uranium determination in Mongolian coal, coal ash, and phosphate ore [PDF]
The results of the determination of uranium in Mongolian brown coal, coal ash, phosphate rock, and technological samples by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry are presented.
Bolortuya, D. +3 more
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X-ray Fluorescence Analysis of Feldspars and Silicate Glass: Effects of Melting Time on Fused Bead Consistency and Volatilisation [PDF]
Reproducible preparation of lithium tetraborate fused beads for XRF analysis of glass and mineral samples is of paramount importance for analytical repeatability.
Backhouse, Daniel J. +11 more
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A (not so) dangerous method: pXRF vs. EPMA-WDS analyses of copper-based artefacts [PDF]
Analysis of metal objects with portable and handheld X-ray fluorescence spectrometry has become increasingly popular in recent years. Here, methodological concerns that apply to non-destructive, surface examination with XRF instruments of ancient metal ...
Orfanou, V, Rehren, T
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BACKGROUND In current ecological environmental monitoring, the standard methods used to determine the total contents of inorganic elements, such as heavy metals in soil, include atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS)
TIAN Zhi-ren +5 more
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Geochemical characteristics of Jurassic high-sodium coal in Tatuo Coal Mine, Qinghai Province, China
Sodium in the coals of West China has received persistent attention due to its high contents and severe pollutions’ problems during coal utilization.
Jun Wang +5 more
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