Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Precision and accuracy in standards analysis by PIXE

  • Published:
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Four different approaches to PIXE data obtained in repeated measurements on thick standards have been evaluated in terms of precision and accuracy. Both were found to be the best when determinations relative to an external standard were normalized to a composition assumed to be 100% oxides.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. B. GRATUZE, J.-N. BARRANDON, Archaeometry, 32 (1990) No. 2, 155.

    Google Scholar 

  2. J. YELLIN, I. PERLMAN, F. ASARO, H. V. MICHEL, D. F. MOSIER, Archaeometry 20, (1978) No. 1, 95.

    Google Scholar 

  3. A. SABIR, Ph. D. Thesis, University of Paris-Orsay, France (1986)

  4. R. E. JONES, Greek and Cypriot Pottery, Fitch Lab. Occasional Paper 1, British School of Archaeology, Athens (1986) p. 23–27.

    Google Scholar 

  5. J. M. BLACKMAN, in: NBS Technical Note 1231, F. J. SHORTEN (Ed.), (1986) 122, cited in: J. M. BLACKMAN, S. MERY, R. P. WRIGHT, J. Field Archaeol, 16 (1989) No 1, 61.

  6. S. Y. WAKSMAN, A. PAPE, Ch. HEITZ, Nucl. Instr. Meth., B85 (1994) 824.

    Google Scholar 

  7. Geostandard Newsl., 13 (Special Issue) (1989)

  8. Report No. IAEA/RL/112, May 1984.

  9. G. LAGARDE, I. BRISSAUD, J. CAILLERET, P. FONTES, Ch. HEITZ, Nucl. Instr. Methods, B1 (1984) 45.

    Google Scholar 

  10. E. CLAYTON, PIXAN — The Lucas Heights PIXE Analysis Package, Australian Atomic Energy Report, AAEC-M 113, 1986.

  11. E. CLAYTON, Nucl. Instr. Methods, 191 (1981) 567.

    Google Scholar 

  12. P. FONTES, I. BRISSAUD, G. LAGARDE, J. LEBLANC, A. PERSON, J.-F. SALIEGE, Ch. HEITZ, Nucl. Instr. Methods, B3 (1984) 404.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Centre de Recherches Nucléaires, B.P. 28, 67037, Strasbourg Cédex 2, France

    S. Y. Waksman, A. Pape & Ch. Heitz

Authors
  1. S. Y. Waksman
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. A. Pape
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ch. Heitz
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Waksman, S.Y., Pape, A. & Heitz, C. Precision and accuracy in standards analysis by PIXE. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 196, 135–143 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02036297

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02036297

Keywords

Search

Navigation