DocumentCode
843529
Title
Pixe Analysis of Water with Detection Limits in the PPB Range
Author
Rickey, F.A. ; Simms, P.C. ; Mueller, K.A.
Author_Institution
Department of Physics, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN 47907
Volume
26
Issue
1
fYear
1979
Firstpage
1347
Lastpage
1351
Abstract
The excellent sensitivity and broad range of the PIXE technique suggests that it can be an attractive method for the multielemental analysis of water. The basic nature of water samples however presents several challenges to the analist, in particular sample preparation, efficient data collection, and data analysis. The Purdue University PIXE system has been developed to overcome these difficulties. The system has been used to analyze a large number of samples where the concentration ratio of abundant to trace elements is as large as 106. Detection limits obtained for most elements are in the range 0.1 to 5 ppb.
Keywords
Biomembranes; Data analysis; Filtration; Physics; Plastics; Protons; Solids; Vacuum systems; Water pollution; Water resources;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1979.4330384
Filename
4330384
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