Code
01CD8623
Duration
01 September 2023 → 31 August 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Planetary science
- Analytical spectrometry
- Spectroscopic methods
Keywords
Synchrotron based X-ray Fluorescence
Wavelength-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Rare Earth Elements (REEs)
High-Energetic X-ray Fluorescence
Project description
The research is focused on developing and optimizing methods for the analysis of REEs in geological materials, including samples returned by the Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx missions. These nondestructive methods include wavelength dispersive detection setups for REE L-line excitation between 4-8 keV, and high-energetic incident beam XRF for K-line excitation between 30-54 keV with an incident beam energy of 90 keV.