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Preliminary Testing of a Prototype Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer.

Authors
Patten-LL; Anderson-NB; Stevenson-JJ
Source
MISSING :33 pages
Link
NIOSHTIC No.
10006422
Abstract
The federal Bureau of Mines participated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Martin Marietta Aerospace in developing, building, and testing a portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometer for use as an analyzer in mineral-resource investigative work. The prototype battery-powered spectrometer, measuring 11 by 12 by 5 inches and weighing only about 15 pounds, was designed specifically for field use. The spectrometer has two gas-proportional counters and two radioactive sources, 100 cd and 55fe. Preliminary field and laboratory tests on rock specimens and rock pulps have demonstrated the capability of the spectrometer to detect 33 elements, to date. Characteristics of the system present some limitations, however, and further improvements are recommended.
Publication Date
19820101
Document Type
IH; Information Circular;
Fiscal Year
1982
Identifying No.
IC 8888
Source Name
MISSING
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