Quantitative laser-based x-ray fluorescence and particle-induced x-ray emission

In this work, we demonstrate the feasibility of quantitative laser-based x-ray fluorescence (XRF) combined with particle-induced x-ray emission (PIXE) (called XPIF for x-ray and particle-induced fluorescence) spectroscopy analysis for elemental composition in solid samples. A multi-hundred TW laser...

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Published in:New journal of physics 2022-05, Vol.24 (5), p.53018
Main Authors: Boivin, Frédéric, Vallières, Simon, Fourmaux, Sylvain, Payeur, Stéphane, Antici, Patrizio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commercial energy
Emission analysis
high-power lasers
Iterative methods
Laser applications
laser-driven particle beams
Lasers
material composition analysis
Physics
radiation physics
Stainless steels
X ray fluorescence analysis
X ray spectrometers
x-ray spectroscopy
X-rays
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Summary:In this work, we demonstrate the feasibility of quantitative laser-based x-ray fluorescence (XRF) combined with particle-induced x-ray emission (PIXE) (called XPIF for x-ray and particle-induced fluorescence) spectroscopy analysis for elemental composition in solid samples. A multi-hundred TW laser system accelerated protons and produced x-rays that were impinging on solid samples, inducing characteristic line emissions of the elements contained in the material. The x-ray yield obtained from the characteristic emissions for each element can be related to its mass concentration using both the thick PIXE and thick XRF formalism. This is performed by using of an iterative numerical procedure. We tested the validity of our method on three homogeneous metallic materials, stainless steel, bronze and brass. The mass proportions of these samples retrieved by our analysis (XPIF) is within the errors bars compared with a commercial energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer.
ISSN:1367-2630
1367-2630
DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/ac6767