| Title | Debate on some algorithms relating concentration to intensity in XRF spectrometry |
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| Author | Rousseau, R M |
| Source | Rigaku Journal vol. 19, no. 1, 2002 p. 25-34 |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2002 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20060240 |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | mathematical and computational geology; x-ray fluorescence; x-ray fluorescence analyses; spectrometric analyses; concentration; Fundamental Algorithm |
| Illustrations | formulae; graphs |
| Released | 2002 01 01 |
| Abstract | Willis and Lachance [9] debate the pertinence of a recent study done by Rousseau [2] of three "popular expressions" relating concentration to intensity in X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis. It should be
pointed out that Willis and Lachance debate only the Lachance identity (Eqn 1) and its associated "new" Lachance-Traill algorithm (Eqn 2) and ignore the two other expressions, namely Claisse-Quintin and Broil-Tertian algorithms [2]. They also
continue to ignore the fundamental character of the algorithm proposed by Rousseau [1]. The author would like to thank Willis and Lachance to give him the opportunity to debate six of his arguments in a rational and objective way. As a result the XRF
analysts will be able to select the most reliable analytical methods, for getting the most accurate results, with full knowledge of the facts. Their choice of a method will not be based only on the reputation of its author... Finally the author
discusses the validity of the four last conclusions that were reached by Willis and Lachance. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 222741 |
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