Preliminary Testing of a Prototype Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson NB ; Patten LL ; Stevenson JJ
• Description:
  The federal Bureau of Mines participated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Martin Marietta Aerospace in developing, building, and testing a portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometer for use as an analyzer in mineral-resource investigative work. The prototype battery-powered spectrometer, measuring 11 by 12 by 5 inches and weighing only about 15 pounds, was designed specifically for field use. The spectrometer has two gas-proportional counters and two radioactive sources, 100 cd and 55fe. Preliminary field and laboratory tests on rock specimens and rock pulps have demonstrated the capability of the spectrometer to detect 33 elements, to date. Characteristics of the system present some limitations, however, and further improvements are recommended. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Pamphlet or Booklet
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-33
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10006422
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1bb861c006f8aa60db3e8111ea1785ed91cc151ca8fde9c7270340a0f0581d70b3e552ef9c3a09cdc203c6259adec32692562f239a072cda5e791f774e1bd53b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/236021/cdc_236021_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.46 MB ]