Determination of Boron Oxide in Glass by X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis

Abstract

In the last few years, at the Denver X-Ray Analytical Conference, the author and co-workers presented two papers which described the principle and applications of carbon analysis by X-ray fluorescence based upon a monochromatization technique consisting of total reflection and filtering. Instead of the wavelength dispersive method based on Bragg reflection, this monochromatization, combining total reflection by a selected mirror and an appropriate filter, offered an alternative approach for the purpose of increasing measured X-ray intensity. The analytical performance of quantitative determination of carbon content in steel, cast iron and coal were reported.