X-ray absorption spectral (XAS) analysis is performed with a combination of a 9 V dry electric battery X-ray generator and a portable Si PIN X-ray detector. The calcium K edge (4.0 keV) in paper is measured with a grazing incidence geometry, which suppressed the artifact due to the Kalpha X-ray fluorescence peak at 3.5 keV. The 9 V dry battery X-ray emitter is useful for portable XAS measurements.

We have developed a high-throughput x-ray characterization system, which can rapidly screen structure, composition and x-ray scintillation of combinatorial materials libraries using energy-dispersive x-ray diffraction, x-ray fluorescence, and x-ray photoluminescence. This system consists of an x-ray source, a polycapillary x-ray lens, one or two x-ray energy detectors, and a fiber optic spectro...

A compact X-ray emission instrument is made, and the X-ray spectra are measured by changing the applied electric potential. Strong soft X-rays are observed when evacuating roughly and applying a high voltage to an insulator settled in this device. The X-ray intensity is higher as the applied voltage is increased. A light-emitting phenomenon is observed when this device emits X-rays. The present...

Total reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) is a comparatively new technique of material characterization and trace element analysis. It is an advanced variant of Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) and is based on the principle of total reflection of X-rays when these radiations fall on a flat smooth surface at a grazing angle less than the critical angle of the sample support. The cri...

In this investigation we synthesized NaX-Nanozeolite by hydrothermal crystallization conditions.These nanoparticles were prepared at different conditions in a temperature controlled shaker. Thesynthesized zeolites were characterized by instrumental analysis methods, such as X-raydiffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) andtransmission electron microscopy (...

Rapidly-frozen hydrated (cryopreserved) specimens combined with cryo-scanning x-ray fluorescence microscopy provide an ideal approach for investigating elemental distributions in biological cells and tissues. However, because cryopreservation does not deactivate potentially infectious agents associated with Risk Group 2 biological materials, one must be concerned with contamination of expensive...