Background estimation based on Fourier Transform in the energy‐dispersive X‐ray fluorescence analysis

Qingxian Zhang, Liangquan Ge, Yanchang Lin, Guoqiang Zeng, Yang Jia

X-Ray Spectrometry · 2011 · 26 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

This paper discusses a new method of background estimation in the energy‐dispersive X‐ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis, which is based on Fourier Transform (in this paper, we call it Fourier Transform background estimation method). Compared with the Sensitive Nonlinear Iterative Peak method, the new method has the feature of FWHM independence. It has been proved that a background can be estimated automatically and accurately by the new method in the synthesized spectrum and the spectra from measurement. Fourier Transform background estimation method can estimate the background accurately in the EDXRF spectrum using an X‐ray tube source. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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