scholarly journals Using handheld pXRF to study medieval stained glass: A methodology using trace elements

MRS Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (33-34) ◽  
pp. 1785-1800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura W. Adlington ◽  
Ian C. Freestone
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Surface Layer ◽  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Stained Glass ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Glass Analysis ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Quantitative Epma

ABSTRACTThe surfaces of 30 pieces of glass from panel 3b of the Great East Window of York Minster (1405-1408 CE) were analyzed by handheld portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) and small samples from the same pieces were analyzed by electron microprobe (EPMA). Comparison of the two methods reveals significant divergences which are not systematic, particularly for elements lighter than Ti. Rather than a problem with pXRF calibration or correction software, the non-systematic error is attributable to the presence of a thin surface layer of weathered glass. Analysis of the depths of X-ray generation indicate that virtually all X-rays characteristic of Ca and K are generated within the top 50 µm of the glass. However, for heavier elements such as Rb, Sr and Zr, most emitted X-rays are generated below 100 µm. Using pXRF data for the heavier elements, it is possible to replicate the compositional groupings identified by quantitative EPMA. White glass in the window is likely to have originated in England, while colored glasses were probably obtained from the Continent. The alkali contents of the green and yellow glasses appear to have been manipulated to generate their colors. Glass which is medieval in technology but not original to the panel was identified. In particular, zirconium proved a useful indicator of glassmaking regions, and rubidium and strontium were more sensitive to differences between batches, which has interesting implications for future work.

XRMF applications of a monolithic, polycapillary, focusing x-ray optic

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 240-241
Author(s):  
D. A. Carpenter ◽  
Ning Gao ◽  
G. J. Havrilla
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Point Source ◽  
Focal Spot ◽  
Fluorescence Analysis ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Focal Distance ◽  
Spot Diameter ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Focal Spot Diameter

A monolithic, polycapillary, x-ray optic was adapted to a laboratory-based x-ray microprobe to evaluate the potential of the optic for x-ray micro fluorescence analysis. The polycapillary was capable of collecting x-rays over a 6 degree angle from a point source and focusing them to a spot approximately 40 µm diameter. The high intensities expected from this capillary should be useful for determining and mapping minor to trace elements in materials. Fig. 1 shows a sketch of the capillary with important dimensions.The microprobe had previously been used with straight and with tapered monocapillaries. Alignment of the monocapillaries with the focal spot was accomplished by electromagnetically scanning the focal spot over the beveled anode. With the polycapillary it was also necessary to manually adjust the distance between the focal spot and the polycapillary.The focal distance and focal spot diameter of the polycapillary were determined from a series of edge scans.

scholarly journals Chemical Abundances of Early Type Stars

1998 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 224-225
Author(s):  
S. Tanaka ◽  
S. Kitamoto ◽  
T. Suzuki ◽  
K. Torii ◽  
M.F. Corcoran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Layer ◽  
Stellar Wind ◽  
Nuclear Reactions ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Early Type ◽  
Chemical Abundances ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Low Metallicity ◽  
Early Type Stars

X-rays from early-type stars are emitted by the corona or the stellar wind. The materials in the surface layer of early-type stars are not contaminated by nuclear reactions in the stellar inside. Therefore, abundance study of the early-type stars provides us an information of the abundances of the original gas. However, the X-ray observations indicate low-metallicity, which is about 0.3 times of cosmic abundances. This fact raises the problem on the cosmic abundances.

scholarly journals Future developments for macromolecular crystallography at the CLS

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C1737-C1737
Author(s):  
Pawel Grochulski ◽  
Miroslaw Cygler ◽  
Michel Fodje ◽  
Shaunivan Labiuk ◽  
James Gorin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Macromolecular Crystallography ◽  
Optical Elements ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Small Crystals ◽  
Reported Data

The Canadian Macromolecular Crystallography Facility (CMCF) at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) is a suite of fully automated beamlines, 08ID-1 and 08B1-1 [1]. It serves over 60 Canadian groups plus academic and commercial users in the US. Besides remote data collection, we offer Mail-In service where data are collected by CMCF staff. Beamline 08B1-1 has been in operation since 2011 and beamline 08ID-1 since 2006. When beamline 08ID-1 was designed, over 10 years ago, small crystals were defined as having sizes of 50-100 μm. Today, the most challenging experiments require more intense X-ray beams that can be focused to accommodate much smaller crystal sizes of less than 5 μm with flux on the order of 10^11 photons/s. To reach these stringent parameters, a new more powerful source of X-rays will be required, which will be provided by a longer small-gap in-vacuum undulator (SGU). To accommodate the higher power levels and to focus X-rays to a smaller focal spot with a high degree of spatial and temporal stability, the existing X-ray optical elements need to be upgraded. The remaining components of the project include a 5-axis alignment table for improving alignment of small samples with the microbeam, a high-efficiency robotic sample-changer and a single-photon X-ray detector. Several options for the new design will be discussed. These developments are consistent with the current direction of structural biology research at the CLS [2]. Since 2006 over 225 (240) papers and 400 (444) PDB deposits reported data collected at beamline 08ID-1. Parentheses indicate the total number for the CMCF. Many of these have been published in very high impact journals such as N. Engl. J. Med., Nature, Cell, Science, PNAS, among others (http://cmcf.lightsource.ca/publications/).

scholarly journals PROTON-INDUCED X-RAY ANALYSIS OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN TISSUE SECTIONS

1974 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. C. JUNDT ◽  
K. H. PURSER ◽  
H. KUBO ◽  
E. A. SCHENK
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Tissue Sections ◽  
Formalin Fixed Paraffin ◽  
Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded ◽  
Tissue Homogenates ◽  
Autopsy Specimens ◽  
The University ◽  
Structure Research

A 3-meV proton beam from the MP Van de Graaff accelerator at the Nuclear Structure Research Laboratory of the University of Rochester has been used to induce characteristic x-rays of trace elements from a variety of biologic samples. The x-ray spectra have been measured with a high resolution Si(Li) detector which can detect and separate in energy x-rays from neighboring elements with Z > 13. Tissue homogenates, frozen sections and formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections of various tissues obtained from surgical and autopsy specimens have been analyzed. Measurements have been made to check the sensitivity and reproducibility of the method. Data accumulated thus far indicate that this method is useful in evaluating absolute concentration of elements usually present in a given tissue and detecting environmental elements which may have accumulated in a given tissue.

Metallography and Corrosion Product Studies on Archaeological Bronze Fragments from the Qu Cun Site

1996 ◽  
Vol 462 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. T. Chase ◽  
Quanyu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Corrosion Product ◽  
Electron Microprobe ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Western Zhou ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Scanning Electron

ABSTRACTThe authors studied a suite of fragments of corroded bronzes from the Tienma-Qu Cun site, a Western Zhou city and cemetery complex dating from ca. 1000 to ca. 650 B.C‥ Conventional metallographic techniques were used along with scanning electron microscope, electron microprobe and x-ray diffraction. The bronzes are very varied in structure and composition. Most are cast, moderate-tin bronzes, but some are high or low in tin or lead. A few show a worked and annealed structure, and some of the cast bronzes were also heat treated (possibly by use as cooking pots). corrosion patterns also vary greatly, from almost uncorroded to total mineralization. Periodic and esquential corrosion phenomena were detected, as well as patination applied when the bronzes were made. We had hoped to be able to ascertain the causes of the different penetration of corrosion in these samples, but that must remain for future work.

Intensity and Distribution of Background X-Rays in a Wavelength-Dispersive Spectrometer. II. Applications

1988 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
K. Omote ◽  
T. Arai
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Spectroscopic Analysis ◽  
Background Intensity ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Correction Procedure ◽  
Minor And Trace Elements ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Powder Samples ◽  
Analytical Accuracy ◽  
Wavelength Dispersive Spectrometer

In the spectroscopic analysis of minor and trace elements by fluorescent X-rays, many improvements in the analytical performance of trace element measurements have been made. For the analysis of trace elements, the background intensity governs the analytical accuracy and the lowest detection limit in a sample. A comparison is made between experimental and theoretically calculated background X-ray intensities in a previous paper. It is based on the formula for scattered X-ray intensity, from the estimation of Thomson and Compton scattered X-rays. Also, the asymmetrical peak profiles at the base of the giant intensity peak are discussed and are clearly shown in the skirt part of K beta X-rays, e.g. , Ni-K beta or Fe-K beta X-rays. The purpose of this report is to investigate the intensity of background X-rays, using glass beads and powder samples of iron oxide and quartz, based on the previous fundamental studies and the overlapping correction procedure for cobalt determination in low-alloy and stainless steel.

X-ray Capillary Microbeam Spectrometer

1989 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 623-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Larsson ◽  
P. Engstrom ◽  
A. Rindby ◽  
B. Stocklassa
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Glass Capillary ◽  
Capillary Tubes ◽  
X Ray

AbstractBy utilizing the total reflecting properties of x-rays inside glass capillary tubes, intensive fine- or microbeams of x-rays can be attained. By using a conventional x-ray tube in combination with capillary technique, microbeams with a diameter of a few μm and with an intensity sufficient for trace elements, analyses have been achieved. By moving the sample, lineand areascan can be performed and trace element information can be directly superimposed on a micrograph from a built-in optical microscope.The background of the capillary technique is reviewed and an EDXRF microbeam spectrometer for trace elements is described. Examples of applications for the microbeam spectrometer are given.

scholarly journals ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF AEROSOL SAMPLES USING PIXE TECHNIQUE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 175-180
Author(s):  
Deepali Modi
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Proton Beam ◽  
Elemental Analysis ◽  
Hpge Detector ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Minor Elements

In this work a complex study of the capabilities Particle Induced X-Ray emission(PIXE) technique for the determination of minor constituents of aerosol samples has been done.The PIXE experiments were carried out at Cyclotron at Department of Physics, Panjab University Chandigarh using ~2.7MeV proton beam. The X-rays were detected with the help of low energy HPGE detector. Total fifteen samples were collected from various locations in Chandigarh.The minor elements identified in the aerosol samples wereS,Cl,K,Ca,Ti,Cr,Mn,Fe,Ni,Zn,V,Br and Pb. The data analysis was done using GUPIX software to extract the quantity of the trace elements.

scholarly journals Simultaneous cryo X-ray ptychographic and fluorescence microscopy of green algae

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (8) ◽  
pp. 2314-2319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junjing Deng ◽  
David J. Vine ◽  
Si Chen ◽  
Youssef S. G. Nashed ◽  
Qiaoling Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Fluorescence Microscopy ◽  
Green Algae ◽  
Element Distribution ◽  
Trace Element Distribution ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Binding Affinities ◽  
Reconstruction Algorithms ◽  
X Ray

Trace metals play important roles in normal and in disease-causing biological functions. X-ray fluorescence microscopy reveals trace elements with no dependence on binding affinities (unlike with visible light fluorophores) and with improved sensitivity relative to electron probes. However, X-ray fluorescence is not very sensitive for showing the light elements that comprise the majority of cellular material. Here we show that X-ray ptychography can be combined with fluorescence to image both cellular structure and trace element distribution in frozen-hydrated cells at cryogenic temperatures, with high structural and chemical fidelity. Ptychographic reconstruction algorithms deliver phase and absorption contrast images at a resolution beyond that of the illuminating lens or beam size. Using 5.2-keV X-rays, we have obtained sub–30-nm resolution structural images and ∼90-nm–resolution fluorescence images of several elements in frozen-hydrated green algae. This combined approach offers a way to study the role of trace elements in their structural context.

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