Light-element sensitive in-air millibeam PIXE setup for fast measurement of atmospheric aerosol samples
Shafa Aljboor, Anikó Angyal, D. Baranyai, Enikő Papp, Máté Szarka, Zita Szikszai, I. Rajta, I. Vajda, Zsófia Kertész
Abstract
A novel in-air PIXE (Particle Induced X-ray Emission) setup was developed which is capable of the fast, sensitive, fully quantitative characterization of elemental composition of thin and thick samples for elements with Z > 6.
Topics & Concepts
AerosolCharacterization (materials science)Particle (ecology)Materials scienceAtmospheric dustAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Atmospheric airElemental analysisEnvironmental chemistryChemistryNanotechnologyAtmospheric sciencesInorganic chemistryGeologyOceanographyOrganic chemistryX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisNuclear Physics and ApplicationsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols