THE NEW SCHONLAND PIXE MICROPROBE AND APPLICATIONS TO GEOLOGICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SAMPLES

被引:6
作者
PRZYBYLOWICZ, WJ
WATTERSON, JIW
ANNEGARN, HJ
CONNELL, SH
FEARICK, RW
ANDEWEG, AH
SELLSCHOP, JPF
机构
[1] Schonland Research Centre for Nuclear Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050 Johannesburg
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10.1016/0168-583X(93)95711-D
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The new positive ion microprobe at the Schonland Centre is described and details are given of its configuration, its imaging system and software. In a unique configuration, the microprobe has access to two accelerators, a 6 MV EN tandem and a 2.5 MV single-ended machine. The imaging system uses a CAMAC based system and runs on a personal computer under OS/2. The implementation of PIXE and treatment of thick-target data are presented. Applications discussed are analysis of tin artifacts from the prehistory of metallurgy in South Africa; a diamond-containing rock; carbonado, gold contained in pyrite and cogenetic minerals included in diamond.
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页码:539 / 543
页数:5
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