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Re: 59.5keV spectrum cleanup


 

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Try a longer PT and threshold setting see if the noise gets better. Also take off the plastic cap

I don¡¯t see any Ar yet.

Dud

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of GEOelectronics@...
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 5:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [XRF] 59.5keV spectrum cleanup

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25.6 like last run, but auto threshold adjust applied. 8500s update .mca below. Didn't help?

"noise" at low end, did noticeably improve definition of peaks above 3 keV.

3.3 yes it is Ka1 of Potassium. But let's think about element K. for a moment, a portion of it is K-40 and that has something like 10% decay path to Ar gas. K-40 is loaded with 3.19 2.98 and 3.19 keVs. Then add the stable Ar in the air which is really easily ionized, you might be getting a huge dose of Ar XRF because of? the radioactive source.

Also the "noise" at the low end- I'm wondering if it has more to do with the X-Ray photon's photopeak being scattered? by O2, and other air molecules.?

Geo

? K at 3.3. noise at 4.5?? Cr at 5.42 and U Ll at 11.64

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