Data di Pubblicazione:
2015
Citazione:
Improvements in PIXE analysis of hourly particulate matter samples / G. Calzolai, F. Lucarelli, M. Chiari, S. Nava, M. Giannoni, L. Carraresi, P. Prati, R. Vecchi. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION B, BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS. - ISSN 0168-583X. - 363(2015), pp. 99-104. [10.1016/j.nimb.2015.08.022]
Abstract:
Most air quality studies on particulate matter (PM) are based on 24-h averaged data; however, many PM emissions as well as their atmospheric dilution processes change within a few hours. Samplings of PM with 1-h resolution can be performed by the streaker sampler (PIXE International Corporation), which is designed to separate the fine (aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5. μm) and the coarse (aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and 10. μm) fractions of PM. These samples are efficiently analyzed by Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) at the LABEC laboratory of INFN in Florence (Italy), equipped with a 3. MV Tandetron accelerator, thanks to an optimized external-beam set-up, a convenient choice of the beam energy and suitable collecting substrates. A detailed description of the adopted set-up and results from a methodological study on the detection limits for the selection of the optimal beam energy are shown; the outcomes of the research on alternative collecting substrates, which produce a lower background during the measurements, and with lower contaminations, are also discussed.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Atmospheric aerosol; Hourly resolution; PIXE; Silicon Drift Detectors; Streaker sampler; Instrumentation; Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Elenco autori:
G. Calzolai, F. Lucarelli, M. Chiari, S. Nava, M. Giannoni, L. Carraresi, P. Prati, R. Vecchi
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