Advisor | Shinpaugh, Jefferson L | |
Author | Eisenmann, James William, III | |
Date Accessioned | 2019-08-22T12:28:21Z | |
Date Available | 2020-05-01T08:01:56Z | |
Date Created | 2019-05 | |
Date of Issue | 2019-05-07 | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.date.submitted | May 2019 | |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7464 | |
Description | A material analysis system using particle-induced x-ray emission (PIXE) analysis has been developed to measure trace element composition in a wide range of samples. The system was constructed in the particle accelerator laboratory in the Department of Physics at East Carolina University, and includes a new high-vacuum beamline on the 2-million-volt tandem Pelletron ion accelerator, which includes a modified multi-sample target chamber. PIXE analysis can provide sensitivities to the parts-per-million level or better for many elements. In this method, a sample is irradiated with protons in the energy range of 1 - 3 MeV from the particle accelerator. Characteristic x-rays emitted from the sample are detected with an x-ray spectrometer, and the emission spectrum is fit using known spectral line energies to determine elemental composition of the sample. Capabilities of the new PIXE analysis system, including a new state-of-the-art x-ray spectrometer and multi-sample target system, will be presented, and proposed multidisciplinary applications, such as in geology, will be discussed. | |
Mimetype | application/pdf | |
Language | en | |
Publisher | East Carolina University | |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Proton-induced X-ray emission | |
Title | Development of a Proton Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) Material Analysis System | |
Type | Master's Thesis | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.date.updated | 2019-08-19T17:40:37Z | |
Department | Physics | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.name | M.S. | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.level | Masters | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.discipline | MS-Physics | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.grantor | East Carolina University | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.degree.department | Physics | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.access.option | Open Access | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.embargo.lift | 2020-05-01 | |
xmlui.metadata.dc.type.material | text | |