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Book SynopsisPortable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) instrumentation has some unique analytical capabilities for the in situ analysis of samples in the field. These capabilities have been extended in recent years by the continuing development of solid state detectors, surface mounted electronics, digital signal processing technology, Li-ion batteries combined with a choice of rugged sealed radioisotope sources or miniature X-ray tubes that provide lightweight hand-held devices. As well as opening up new applications, in situ measurements by PXRF, where the instrument is placed in direct contact with the object to be analysed, involve the complete integration of sampling and analysis. Careful interpretation of results is therefore required, particularly when the analysis is used to estimate the bulk composition of a sample. In this monograph, an overview is given of instrumentation, analytical capabilities, and limitations in the interpretation of results, sampling considerations and applications where P
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction, analytical instrumentation and application overview; Chapter 2: Quantification and correction procedures; Chapter 3: Contaminated land: sampling considerations; Chapter 4: Surfaces, coatings and paint; Chapter 5: Hazardous Substances in the Workplace; Chapter 6: Metal and alloy sorting; Chapter 7: Geochemical prospecting; Chapter 8: Archaeological lithic provenancing; Chapter 9: Museum samples and works of art; Chapter 10: Extraterrestrial Analysis : Planetary X-ray Fluorescence from Orbiting Spacecraft and Landers
