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Sample Preparation for Evaluation of Detection Limits in X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

“…As the name itself indicates, the detection limit is a measure of the minimum quantity that can be detected by an instrument or technique under the given experimental conditions (sample geometry, sample matrix, analysis time, etc.). A through description about detection limits can be obtained from publications of Currie et al [10][11][12][13][14] The detection values for an element are largely influenced by these parameters. For example, in a multielement sample, the presence of several peaks in the fluorescence spectrum can modify the spectral background and hence change the DL value of the element of interest.…”