Published 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Development of droplet-PIXE system for environmental monitoring samples

  • 1. Tohoku Univ., Dept. of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Sendai, Miyagi (Japan)
  • 2. National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Chiba (JP)

Description

PIXE is a trace analytical method. During the sample preparation process for PIXE analysis, there may be loss of element due to sublimation or evaporation that must be considered for quantitative analysis. To avoid such problems, suitable droplet PIXE system has been developed for determination of elemental abundances of liquid samples in atmospheric condition. The system has several dripping modes in order to enhance advantage of dripping method over static liquid target method. The droplet-PIXE system has been applied to a few case studies. Its advantages over other PIXE system will be discussed in this paper. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of PIXE
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
3-4
Journal Page Range
p. 293-299
ISSN
0129-0835

Conference

Title
5. international symposium on BioPIXE
Dates
17-21 Jan 2005
Place
Wellington (New Zealand)

Optional Information

Notes
1 ref., 6 figs.