A GENERAL MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF ED-XRF SPECTROMETERS .2. POLARIZED MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION, HOMOGENEOUS SAMPLES

A general Monte Carlo code for the simulation of X-ray fluorescence sp ectrometers, described in a previous paper is extended to predict the spectral response of instruments employing polarized exciting radiatio n. Details of the calculation method specific for the correct simulati on of photon-matter scatter interactions in case of polarized X-ray be ams are presented. Comparisons are made with experimentally collected spectral data obtained from a monochromatic X-ray fluorescence setup i nstalled at a synchrotron radiation source. The use of the simulation code for quantitative analysis of intermediate and massive samples is also demonstrated.