3D-printed compact XRF spectrometer
| Autor: | Tomohiro Sugino, Jun-ichiro Kadono, Ryohei Tanaka, Jun Kawai, Yusuke Takenami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of PIXE. 27:87-92 |
| ISSN: | 1793-6616 0129-0835 |
| Popis: | In order to address the applicability of 3D printers to assembling a spectrometer, we made a compact energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer with the use of a 3D printer and applied it to the measurements of trace elements in multicomponent alloys. The spectrometer was made of polycarbonate. The X-ray path was in the air, and the distance between equipment was designed so as to obtain enough input count rate even though a low-power X-ray source was employed. As an X-ray source and a detector, we used a low-power X-ray tube (4 watts) and a silicon drift detector. Although the effect of scattered X-rays from resin materials on measured spectra should be taken into account, the 3D-printed spectrometer was comparable with the conventional spectrometer in terms of the qualitative analysis. By using the simple 3D-printed spectrometer, trace elements included in stainless steels and an Ni-based alloy could be detected. 3D printers should therefore provide a simple and quick way of making an improvement on analytical instruments combined with the conventional way. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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