Challenging X-ray Fluorescence Applications for Environmental Studies at XLab Frascati
In this work, we will report applications of the total external X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) station, a prototype assembled at the XLab Frascati laboratory (XlabF) at the INFN National Laboratories of Frascati (INFN LNF). XlabF has been established as a facility to study, design and develop X-ray optic...
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doaj-795e56f8bc3549f28f2d44d2848094fb2020-11-24T23:04:56ZengMDPI AGCondensed Matter2410-38962018-10-01343310.3390/condmat3040033condmat3040033Challenging X-ray Fluorescence Applications for Environmental Studies at XLab FrascatiGiorgio Cappuccio0Giannantonio Cibin1Sultan B. Dabagov2Alfredo Di Filippo3Gianluca Piovesan4Dariush Hampai5Valter Maggi6Augusto Marcelli7INFN-LNF, XLab Frascati, Via E. Fermi 40, I-00044 Rome, ItalyDiamond Light Source Ltd., Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, UKINFN-LNF, XLab Frascati, Via E. Fermi 40, I-00044 Rome, ItalyDendrology Lab, Department of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE), University Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, ItalyDendrology Lab, Department of Agriculture and Forestry Science (DAFNE), University Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, ItalyINFN-LNF, XLab Frascati, Via E. Fermi 40, I-00044 Rome, ItalyEarth and Environmental Sciences Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, ItalyINFN-LNF, XLab Frascati, Via E. Fermi 40, I-00044 Rome, ItalyIn this work, we will report applications of the total external X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) station, a prototype assembled at the XLab Frascati laboratory (XlabF) at the INFN National Laboratories of Frascati (INFN LNF). XlabF has been established as a facility to study, design and develop X-ray optics, in particular, polycapillary lenses, as well as to perform X-ray experiments for both elemental analysis and tomography. The combination of low-power conventional sources and policapillary optics allows assembling a prototype that can provide a quasi-parallel intense beam for detailed X-ray spectroscopic analysis of extremely low concentrated samples, down to ng/g. We present elemental analysis results of elements contained in tree rings and of dust stored in deep ice cores. In addition to performing challenging environmental research studies, other experiments aim to characterize novel optics and to evaluate original experimental schemes for X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF and TXRF) and X-ray imaging.http://www.mdpi.com/2410-3896/3/4/33TXRFpolycapillary opticslow concentration elemental analysis |
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Giorgio Cappuccio Giannantonio Cibin Sultan B. Dabagov Alfredo Di Filippo Gianluca Piovesan Dariush Hampai Valter Maggi Augusto Marcelli |
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Giorgio Cappuccio Giannantonio Cibin Sultan B. Dabagov Alfredo Di Filippo Gianluca Piovesan Dariush Hampai Valter Maggi Augusto Marcelli Challenging X-ray Fluorescence Applications for Environmental Studies at XLab Frascati Condensed Matter TXRF polycapillary optics low concentration elemental analysis |
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Giorgio Cappuccio Giannantonio Cibin Sultan B. Dabagov Alfredo Di Filippo Gianluca Piovesan Dariush Hampai Valter Maggi Augusto Marcelli |
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Challenging X-ray Fluorescence Applications for Environmental Studies at XLab Frascati |
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Challenging X-ray Fluorescence Applications for Environmental Studies at XLab Frascati |
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Challenging X-ray Fluorescence Applications for Environmental Studies at XLab Frascati |
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Challenging X-ray Fluorescence Applications for Environmental Studies at XLab Frascati |
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Challenging X-ray Fluorescence Applications for Environmental Studies at XLab Frascati |
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challenging x-ray fluorescence applications for environmental studies at xlab frascati |
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In this work, we will report applications of the total external X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) station, a prototype assembled at the XLab Frascati laboratory (XlabF) at the INFN National Laboratories of Frascati (INFN LNF). XlabF has been established as a facility to study, design and develop X-ray optics, in particular, polycapillary lenses, as well as to perform X-ray experiments for both elemental analysis and tomography. The combination of low-power conventional sources and policapillary optics allows assembling a prototype that can provide a quasi-parallel intense beam for detailed X-ray spectroscopic analysis of extremely low concentrated samples, down to ng/g. We present elemental analysis results of elements contained in tree rings and of dust stored in deep ice cores. In addition to performing challenging environmental research studies, other experiments aim to characterize novel optics and to evaluate original experimental schemes for X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF and TXRF) and X-ray imaging. |
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TXRF polycapillary optics low concentration elemental analysis |
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