Mikael Elfman
Researcher
A nuclear geochemical analysis system for boron quantification using a focused ion beam
Author
Summary, in English
Ion beam analysis has for decades been used as a tool for geochemical analysis of trace elements using both X-rays (particle induced X-ray emission) and nuclear reaction analysis. With the geoanalytical setup at the Lund Ion Beam Analysis Facility, the boron content in geological samples with a spatial resolution of 1 µm is determined through nuclear reaction analysis. In the newly upgraded setup, a single detector has been replaced by a double sided silicon strip detector with 2048 segments. After optimization, boron content in geological samples as low as 1 µg g−1 can be measured.
Department/s
- Nuclear physics
Publishing year
2017-01
Language
English
Pages
355-364
Publication/Series
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume
311
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Geochemistry
Keywords
- Boron
- Double sided silicon strip detector
- Nuclear microprobe
- Nuclear reaction analysis
- Yield
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0236-5731