Detector Background And Sensitivity Of Semiconductor X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometers

Abstract
Degraded detector pulses are shown to contribute most of the background in spectra produced by semiconductor-detector X-ray spectrometers. A new guard-ring detector is used with appropriate circuits to reduce background by a large factor. We discuss the sensitivity of the new arrangement with various excitation sources.

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