A parallel-beam wavelength-dispersive X-ray emission spectrometer for high energy resolution in-air micro-PIXE analysis

Autor: Kristina Isaković, Marko Petric, Ava Rajh, Zdravko Rupnik, Mirko Ribič, Klemen Bučar, Primož Pelicon, Paula Pongrac, Valentina Bočaj, Matjaž Kavčič
Rok vydání: 2023
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8131044
Popis: A new parallel-beam wavelength dispersive (PB-WDS) X-ray emission spectrometer was constructed at the external proton beamline at the Microanalytical Centre of the Joˇzef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana. The spectrometer combines polycapillary X-ray optics for efficient X-ray collection with diffraction on a flat crystal analyzer and achieves energy resolution in the eV range. The whole set-up is enclosed within a He bag to be able to operate in the tender X-ray energy range. The basic design is described together with the results of characterization measurements yielding the main operation characteristics. Finally, an application for the micro-PIXE analysis of biological tissue is demonstrated exploiting both spatial and energy resolution of the new set-up.
Databáze: OpenAIRE