MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF CONVENTIONAL AND SYNCHROTRON ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETERS

Citation
K. Janssens et al., MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF CONVENTIONAL AND SYNCHROTRON ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETERS, X-ray spectrometry, 22(4), 1993, pp. 234-243
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy
Journal title
ISSN journal
00498246
Volume
22
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
234 - 243
Database
ISI
SICI code
0049-8246(1993)22:4<234:MSOCAS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A number of examples of the use of a detailed Monte Carlo (MC) simulat ion program for EDXRF spectrometers is discussed. The MC code is emplo yed to predict the complete spectral response of a polychromatic EDXRF spectrometer using different excitation conditions. With respect to q uantification of steel samples in which significant enhancement and se lf-absorption occur, the usefulness of the code in simulating spectra corresponding to calibration standards is demonstrated. An extension o f the program that deals with simulating the interaction of polarized radiation with matter is used to estimate the analytical qualities of currently operating and future mono- and polychromatic synchrotron rad iation XRF spectrometers.