A tube-excited x-ray fluorescence spectrometer for use in small-diameter boreholes [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1995. and Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
- Physical Description:
- 7 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Pacific Northwest Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
- Access Online:
- www.osti.gov
- Summary:
- A portable in-situ x-ray fluorescence analytical system that uses an x-ray tube excitation source and a cooled Si(Li) spectrometer for detecting characteristic emission x rays has been developed for use in small-diameter wells and boreholes. The 15-watt, iron-anode x-ray tube operates up to 30 kV. Three wells at the Sandia National Laboratory Chemical Waste Landfill, lined with 76 μ thick polyethylene, were logged specifically for Cr contamination. Detection limits below 50 ppM were achieved with counting intervals of 600 seconds and with the Si(Li) detector operating at 450-eV resolution (full width at half maximum [FWHM] for the Mn K-alpha x ray).
- Subject(s):
- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect., 04/01/1995., "pnl-sa--23193", " conf-940401--17", "DE95011411", International conference on methods and applications of radioanalytical chemistry, Kona, HI (United States), 10-16 Apr 1994., and Reeves, J.H.; Arthur, R.J.; Brodzinski, R.L.; Shepard, C.L.
- Funding Information:
- AC06-76RL01830
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