Checking of XRF Observations with Matrix Terms Involved in Sample Analysis

Meenakshi Bansal, Kanan Deep, Raj Mittal

Nuclear Science Laboratories, Physics Department, Punjabi University, Patiala, India.

DOI: 10.4236/ojm.2013.32005                

Abstract

In X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) studies of samples, the relative absorption terms for an analyte in a sample with respect to its standard (the analyte itself or its compound) have been empirically related to analyte amount as well as to next enhanced element amount in the sample. The terms along with these empirical relations have been used to cross check the XRF observations for the analysis work. One such an attempt has been made in the present work for bulk measurements on rice saplings and a disparity in observations has been caught.

Keywords

XRF Observations; Matrix Terms; Sample Analysis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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