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Ion Beam Analysis for Forensic Science - SPIRIT

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PIXE in casework<br />

• A previous study of newspaper<br />

from three different dates by<br />

XRF<br />

• Earlier paper contained a<br />

greater concentration of<br />

impurities<br />

• In modern day paper, Pb, Ba,<br />

S, K and Rb should not be<br />

present<br />

Concentration (μg g -1 )<br />

1919<br />

100000<br />

1941<br />

2005<br />

10000<br />

1000<br />

100<br />

10<br />

1<br />

S K Ca Ti Mn Fe Cu Zn Ga As Rb Sr Ba Pb<br />

Manso et al (Nucl. Instr. Meth. Res. B, 580 (2007), 732-734)

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