Nanoscale hard X-ray microscopy methods for materials studies

M Holt, R Harder, R Winarski… - Annual Review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
This review discusses recent progress in the development of hard X-ray microscopy
techniques for materials characterization at the nanoscale. Although the utility of traditionally …

Non-invasive and non-destructive examination of artistic pigments, paints, and paintings by means of X-ray methods

K Janssens, G Van der Snickt, F Vanmeert… - Analytical Chemistry for …, 2017 - Springer
Recent studies are concisely reviewed, in which X-ray beams of (sub) micrometre to
millimetre dimensions have been used for non-destructive analysis and characterization of …

Earth's global Ag, Al, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn cycles

JN Rauch, JM Pacyna - Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The stocks and flows of the global silver, aluminum, chromium, copper, iron, nickel, lead,
and zinc cycles quantify over 98% of the total mass of metal mobilized by human activity at …

Water Recycling in the Deep Earth: Insights From Integrated μ‐XRF, THz‐TDS Spectroscopy, TG, and DCS of High‐Pressure Granulite

SS Li, KF Qiu, D Hernández‐Uribe… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction‐related dehydration and exhumation‐related rehydration play an important role
in water recycling on Earth. Water can be transported to the deep mantle through crustal …

Micro-and nanochemistry of fly ash from a coal-fired power plant

R Gieré, LE Carleton… - American …, 2003 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Fly ash from a coal-fired power plant was investigated to obtain detailed information on its
physical and chemical properties, and to gain an understanding of potential environmental …

Quantitative X-ray fluorescence analysis of samples of less than 'infinite thickness': difficulties and possibilities

R Sitko - Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 2009 - Elsevier
X-ray fluorescence spectrometry due to its nondestructive nature is widely applied in
analysis of single layers and multiple layer films (eg semiconductors, electrooptic and solar …

Trace element analyses of carbonates using portable and micro-X-ray fluorescence: performance and optimization of measurement parameters and strategies

NJ De Winter, M Sinnesael, C Makarona… - Journal of analytical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Variations in elemental abundances in carbonate archives offer a wealth of information that
can be used as a proxy for the palaeoenvironment and diagenetic history. The state-of-the …

Determine the coordination of Al and Si of Fe-rich fly ash: The challenge in NMR and how we probe its heterogeneity using X-ray spectromicroscopy

J Li, K Xu, G Geng, HE Mason - Cement and Concrete Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) coupled with ptychographic imaging at Al
and Si K-edge is a new probe to the microscale chemistry of heterogenous materials. Here …

Recent advances in analysis of trace elements in environmental samples by X-ray based techniques (IUPAC Technical Report)

R Terzano, MA Denecke, G Falkenberg… - Pure and Applied …, 2019 - degruyter.com
Trace elements analysis is a fundamental challenge in environmental sciences. Scientists
measure trace elements in environmental media in order to assess the quality and safety of …

Recent trends in quantitative aspects of microscopic X-ray fluorescence analysis

K Janssens, W De Nolf, G Van Der Snickt… - TrAC Trends in …, 2010 - Elsevier
Micro X-ray fluorescence analysis (μ-XRF) is one of the newest branches of XRF, which has
developed very rapidly since 1990. In this review, we first discuss a number of papers that …