Synchrotron-based techniques for plant and soil science: opportunities, challenges and future perspectives

E Lombi, J Susini - Plant and Soil, 2009 - Springer
Spectroscopic approaches to plant and soil sciences have provided important information
for several decades. However, many of these approaches suffered from a number of …

A multiplatform code for the analysis of energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectra

VA Solé, E Papillon, M Cotte, P Walter… - Spectrochimica Acta Part B …, 2007 - Elsevier
A user friendly program for X-ray fluorescence analysis has been developed at the
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The program allows interactive as well as batch …

Applications of synchrotron-based X-ray microprobes

PM Bertsch, DB Hunter - Chemical Reviews, 2001 - ACS Publications
The past decade has witnessed significant advances in technologies related to X-ray
spectroscopic techniques, both as a result of advances in X-ray optics, focusing devices, and …

Simultaneously excited downshifting/upconversion luminescence from lanthanide‐doped core/shell fluoride nanoparticles for multimode anticounterfeiting

J Liu, H Rijckaert, M Zeng, K Haustraete… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This work presents a novel anticounterfeiting strategy based on a material changing its
emission color in response to a change in the excitation sources—where a single ultraviolet …

Visualization of a lost painting by Vincent van Gogh using synchrotron radiation based X-ray fluorescence elemental map**

J Dik, K Janssens, G Van Der Snickt… - Analytical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Vincent van Gogh (1853− 1890), one of the founding fathers of modern painting, is best
known for his vivid colors, his vibrant painting style, and his short but highly productive …

Strategies for processing mega-pixel X-ray fluorescence hyperspectral data: a case study on a version of Caravaggio's painting Supper at Emmaus

M Alfeld, K Janssens - Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Technical progress in the fields of X-ray sources, optics and detectors is constantly
enhancing the pace of data acquisition in XRF imaging. This enlarges the size of the …

Optimization of mobile scanning macro-XRF systems for the in situ investigation of historical paintings

M Alfeld, K Janssens, J Dik, W de Nolf… - Journal of Analytical …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Elemental distribution maps are of great interest in the study of historical paintings, as they
allow to investigate the pigment use of the artist, to image changes made in the painting …

Neural network-based classification of X-ray fluorescence spectra of artists' pigments: an approach leveraging a synthetic dataset created using the fundamental …

C Jones, NS Daly, C Higgitt, MRD Rodrigues - Heritage Science, 2022 - Springer
X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy is an analytical technique used to identify chemical
elements that has found widespread use in the cultural heritage sector to characterise artists' …

Source identification of particulate matter collected at underground subway stations in Seoul, Korea using quantitative single-particle analysis

HJ Jung, BW Kim, JY Ryu, S Maskey, JC Kim… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - Elsevier
Subway particle samples collected at four underground subway stations in Seoul, Korea
were characterized by a single-particle analytical technique, low-Z particle electron probe X …

Quantitative Assessment of PM2.5 Sources and Their Seasonal Variation in Krakow

L Samek, Z Stegowski, L Furman, K Styszko… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2017 - Springer
In industry areas of Poland such as Silesia or urban sites like Krakow and some other cities,
the levels of pollutants frequently breach air quality standards. Particulate matter (PM) is the …