Published April 15, 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Enhancement in PIXE analysis

Creators

  • 1. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

The enhancement in proton induced X-ray emission analysis (PIXE) due to secondary excitation by bremsstrahlung, secondary electrons, target-target collisions, Auger electrons and primary induced X-rays is discussed. Primary induced X-rays are concluded to be the only source of importance. The enhancement is investigated as a function of proton energy and sample thickness, and the calculated values are shown to be within 5% agreement with experimental results obtained from a NBS Standard Steel sample. (Auth.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Instrum. Methods
Journal Volume
142
Journal Issue
1-2
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods.
Journal Page Range
61-65

Conference

Title
International conference on particle induced X-ray emission and its analytical applications.
Dates
23 - 26 Aug 1976.
Place
Lund, Sweden.