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Method of spectral background evaluation using higher energy peaks in x‐ray energy analysis
Author(s) -
Cirone R.,
Gigante G. E.,
Gualtieri G.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
x‐ray spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1097-4539
pISSN - 0049-8246
DOI - 10.1002/xrs.1300130305
Subject(s) - detector , energy (signal processing) , photon , physics , variable (mathematics) , computational physics , photon energy , optics , statistics , mathematics , mathematical analysis
A method for spectral background evaluation in x‐ray energy analysis is proposed, based on a simple model of background generation in the detector. This model assumes that photons, of a given energy, interacting with the detector have probabilities of generating background counts within lower energy windows. The usefulness of the method resides in the fact that it allows a background evaluation with different levels of complexity and accuracy. The method also permits accurate background calculation with samples of variable mass and composition, such as biological and environmental materials.