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The use of solid state detectors for the quantitative determination of tin and molybdenum in alloys by gamma-excited X-ray fluorescence

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The potential of solid state detectors in the quantitative determination of medium weight elements by γ-excited X-ray fluorescence was evaluated. As criteria, sensitivity, precision and detection limits have been determined for the quantitative analysis of tin and molybdenum in a series of realistic and well characterized samples within a concentration range of 0.04–9%. The results demonstrate that a non-destructive and fast determination is possible with a precision of a few per cent, a sensitivity of at least 104 cpm/per cent concentration and a detection limit below 100 ppm.

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  1. Institut für Radiochemie, Kernforschungszentrum, Karlsruhe, BRD

    M. Hollstein

  2. National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Md., USA

    J. R. De Voe

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Hollstein, M., De Voe, J.R. The use of solid state detectors for the quantitative determination of tin and molybdenum in alloys by gamma-excited X-ray fluorescence. J. Radioanal. Chem. 6, 139–145 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02513906

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