Loss of sulphur during irradiation of X‐ray spectrometric standards prepared using cellulose and poly(vinyl alcohol)
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in X-Ray Spectrometry
- Vol. 8 (1) , 9-10
- https://doi.org/10.1002/xrs.1300080105
Abstract
A loss of sulphur Kα intensity was observed during irradiation of pellets containing some sulphur compounds in organic binders. For elemental sulphur and dibenzyl disulphide mixed with either cellulose or poly(vinyl alcohol), the loss of intensity is attributed to loss of sulphur following reaction with hydrogen produced by radiolysis of the organic binder. No such loss is observed from potassium aluminium sulphate in either binder. The rate of loss of sulphur per unit of energy absorbed by the sample accords with published values for hydrogen production by radiolysis of carbohydrates and alcohols.Keywords
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