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Dr. Robert Mroczka

at John Paul II Catholic Univ of Lublin

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Proceedings Article | 21 June 2017 Presentation

Micro-X-ray fluorescence spectrometer with x-ray single bounce metallic capillary optics for light element analysis (Conference Presentation)

Robert Mroczka, Grzegorz Żukociński, Rafał Łopucki

Proceedings Volume 10235, 102350E (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2267636

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Glasses, X-ray optics, Spectroscopy, Capillaries, X-rays, Optics manufacturing, Fluorescence spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, Optical components

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In the last 20 years, , due to the rapid development of X-ray optics, micro X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (micro-XRF) has become a powerful tool to determine the spatial distribution of major, minor, and trace elements within a sample. Micro-X-ray ﬂuorescence (micro-XRF) spectrometers for light element analysis (6 ≤ Z ≤ 14) using glass polycapillary optics are usually designed and applied to confocal geometry. Two such X-ray optics systems are used in this setup. The first one focuses the primary beam on the sample; the second restricts the field of view of the detector. In order to be able to analyze a wider range of elements especialy with (6 ≤ Z ≤ 14), both sample and detector are under vacuum. Depth resolution varies between 100 μm at 1 keV ﬂuorescence energy (Na-Kα) and 30 μm for 17.5 keV (Mo-Kα) [1,2].

In order to improve resolution at energies below 9 keV, our group designed similar spectrometer (in cooperation with PREVAC) but instead of primary polycapillary optics we applied single bounce metallic capillaries optics , designed and manufactured in our Laboratory. The vacuum chumber is currently under construction and is expected to be fully operational in September this year. Single bounce gold capillaries with elliptic internal shape have recently been redesigned and developed in our Laboratory. Surface roughness was reduced up to 0.5 nm and slope error to 0.3 mrad. For these capillaries an expected depth resolution varies from 3 μm (1 keV) and 10 µm for 9 keV (Cu-Kα). The spectrometer equipped with gold capillaries offers the possibility of elemental analysis with better depth resolution than is offerred by glass polycapillaries at energies below 9 keV. Furthermore, we will compare the capabilities and limitations of this spectrometer with others, that use laboratory and/or synchrotron sources.

Acknowledgments: This work was supported and co-funded by the European Union as part of the Operational Programme Development of Eastern Poland for 2007–2013, Priority I Innovative Economy, Measure I.3. Support for Innovations and The National Centre for Research and Development, Project no. TANGO1,267102/NCBR/2015

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