Elemental characterization of nuclear materials using total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

S Dhara, NL Misra - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The present article gives an overview of the current state of applications of Total reflection X-
Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) spectrometry for the analytical characterization of nuclear …

2016 Atomic Spectrometry Update–a review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its applications

M West, AT Ellis, PJ Potts, C Streli, C Vanhoof… - Journal of Analytical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This review describes advances in the XRF group of techniques published approximately
between April 2015 and March 2016. Fundamental contributions in the instrumentation …

An X-ray fluorescence and machine learning based methodology for the direct non-destructive compositional analysis of (Th 1− x U x) O 2 fuel pellets

B Kanrar, K Sanyal, A Sarkar, RV Pai - Journal of Analytical Atomic …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A highly sensitive analytical method for elemental quantification of U in (Th1− xUx) O2 mixed
oxide (MOX) fuel pellets is extremely necessary for nuclear fuel quality control. It will be an …

A highly sensitive method for uranium quantification in water samples at ultra-trace level by total reflection X-ray fluorescence, after its direct pre-concentration on the …

K Sanyal, S Dhara, N Gumber, RV Pai - Talanta, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work we have developed a Total reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) based
methodology for the determination of uranium in natural water samples at ultra-trace …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental evaluation of the in-the-field capabilities of total-reflection X-ray fluorescence analysis to trace fine and ultrafine aerosol particles in populated …

J Osán, E Börcsök, O Czömpöly, C Dian… - … Acta Part B: Atomic …, 2020 - Elsevier
European countries have made progress in reducing particulate air pollution in recent
decades being concerned about their heath and climate effect. In addition to determining …

Atomic spectrometry update—X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

M West, AT Ellis, PJ Potts, C Streli, C Vanhoof… - Journal of Analytical …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This review demonstrates advances in XRF instrumentation, techniques and data
processing algorithms published during the last year. Pixellated detectors and EDXRF …

A green analytical approach for the direct non-destructive compositional analysis of (Th, U) O 2 fuel pellets by the X-Ray Fluorescence technique using single …

B Kanrar, K Sanyal, RV Pai - Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
(Th, U) O2-based mixed oxide (MOX) fuel is the proposed fuel for advanced heavy water
reactors (AHWRs), which belong to the third stage of the three-stage Indian nuclear power …

Direct assessment of the variations in the intensity ratios of M and L X-ray lines of U in various compounds by total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

S Dhara - Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 2023 - Elsevier
A systematic study, to assess the variations in the intensity ratios of uranium M and L X-ray
lines, was carried out using Total reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) spectrometry. In …

Trace element determinations in uranium by Total reflection X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometry using a newly developed polymer resin for major matrix separation

K Sanyal, S Chappa, N Pathak, AK Pandey… - Spectrochimica Acta Part …, 2018 - Elsevier
Trace element determinations in uranium samples by Total reflection X-Ray Fluorescence
(TXRF) spectrometry were carried out using a new polymer resin gel for uranium matrix …

Drastic improvement in detection limits in energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence geometry utilizing micro-focused bremsstrahlung excitation in thin-film sample …

K Sanyal, B Kanrar, S Dhara - Journal of Analytical Atomic …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
An excellent improvement in the detection limit is achieved using a lab-based micro-X-ray
fluorescence (micro-XRF) spectrometer equipped with a low-power X-ray tube that utilizes …