Hostname: page-component-84b7d79bbc-g7rbq Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-07-28T12:28:29.075Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

The Relevance of Proton Induced X-Ray Analysis to the Study of Separate Mineral Phases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

H.J. Annegarn ,
R.J. Keddy ,
C.C.P. Madiba ,
M.J. Renan  and
J.P.F. Sellschop
H.J. Annegarn
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
R.J. Keddy
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
C.C.P. Madiba
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
M.J. Renan
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
J.P.F. Sellschop
Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
Get access

Extract

The sensitivity of proton induced X-ray analysis (PIXE) as a multi-element, non-destructive technique has been exhaustively reviewed recently. This follows the pioneering work of Johansson et al. in this field, in which sensitivities of 10-12g were announced. Between the dates of these two references (1970 and 1976 respectively), numerous papers have been published on the use of this technique and on the optimization of experimental conditions (choice of incident particle and energy in particular). The wide range of analytical applications reported at the Lund conference showed conclusively that PIXE has established itself as a viable and powerful analytical method.

Type
Research Article
Information
Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 21: Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 3-5, 1977 , 1977 , pp. 245 - 259
Copyright
Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1977

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

1. Johansson, S.A.E. and Johansson, T.B., “Analytical Application of Particle Induced X-Ray Emission”, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. 137, 478–516 (1976).Google Scholar
2. Johansson, T.B., Akselsson, R. and Johansson, S.A.E., “X-Ray Analysis: Elemental Trace Analysis at the 10-12 g Level”, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. 84, 141–143 (1970).Google Scholar
3. Johansson, S.A.E. (Ed.), “Particle Induced X-Ray Emission and its Analytical Applications” Proc. Int. Conf. Lund 1976, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. 142, 1–338 (1977).Google Scholar
4. Goulding, F.S. and Jaklevic, J.M., “XRF Analysis - Some Sensitivity Comparisons Between Charged Particle and Photon Excitation”, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. 142, 323–332 (1977).Google Scholar
5. Scheer, J., Voet, L., Wätjen, U., Koenig, K., Richter, F.W. and Steiner, U., “Comparison of Sensitivities in Trace Element Analysis obtained by X-Ray Excited X-Ray Fluorescence and Photon Induced X-Ray Emission”, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. 142, 333–338 (1977).Google Scholar
6. Hargreaves, R.B., “Silver-Gold Ratios in Some Witwatersrand Conglomerates”, Econ. Geology 58, 952–970 (1963).Google Scholar
7. Gay, N.C., “The Composition of Gold from the Barberton Mountain Land”, Trans. Geol. Society, S.A. LXXI, 273–289 (1968).Google Scholar
8. Utter, T., Private communication.Google Scholar
9. Brooks, C.K., “The Concentration of Zirconium and Hafnium in some Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks and Minerals”, Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, 34, 411–416 (1970).Google Scholar
10. Bilgrami, S.A. and Ingamells, C.O., “Chemical Composition of the Zhob Valley Chromites, West Pakistan”, Am. Mineral, 45, 576–715 (1960).Google Scholar
11. Utter, T., “Morphology and Geochemistry of Pyrites from the Upper Witwatersrand System of the Klerksdorp Goldfield”, Chamber of Mines of South Africa Research Report 8/77 (1977).Google Scholar
12. Neuerburg, G.J., “A Method of Mineral Separation Using Hydrofluoric Acid”, Am. Mineral,, 1498-1501 (1961).Google Scholar
13. Neuerburg, G.J., “A Procedure Using Hydrofluoric Acid for Quantitative Mineral Separation from Silicate Rocks”, J. Research U.S. Geol. Survey, 3, 377–378 (1975).Google Scholar
14. Van Grieken, R.E., Johansson, T.B., Winchester, J.W. and Odom, L.A., “Micro-Determination of Zirconium-Hafnium Ratios in Zircons by Proton Induced X-Ray Emission”, Z.Anal. Chem, 275, 343–348 (1975).Google Scholar
15. Smits, J. and Van Grieken, R.E., “Optimisation of a Simple Spotting Procedure for X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Water”, Anal. Chim. Acta In press.Google Scholar
16. Patnaik, B.K. and Dhere, N.G., “Trace Element Analysis in Thick Targets by Charged Particle Induced X-Rays”, Nucl. Instr. and Meth., 131, 503–509 (1975).Google Scholar
17. Mason, B., “Principles of Geochemistry”, 3rd Edition, p.329 Wiley (1966).Google Scholar