TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of desert rose using PIXE and RBS techniques
AU - Al‐Kofahi, M. M.
AU - Hallak, A. B.
AU - Al‐Juwair, H. A.
AU - Saafin, A. K.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - Particle‐induced x‐ray emission (PIXE) and Rutherford backscattering spectromatery (RBS) were used to analyse desert rose geological samples. Samples from the rose core and from the rose peripherals were studied. All samples were found to contain C, N, O, Na, Mg, Si, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe and Sr. Core samples were found to contain more silicon than peripheral samples. The extra silicon in the rose core may suggest a mechanism for the formation of the rose through crystal growth on a seed of silicon.
AB - Particle‐induced x‐ray emission (PIXE) and Rutherford backscattering spectromatery (RBS) were used to analyse desert rose geological samples. Samples from the rose core and from the rose peripherals were studied. All samples were found to contain C, N, O, Na, Mg, Si, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe and Sr. Core samples were found to contain more silicon than peripheral samples. The extra silicon in the rose core may suggest a mechanism for the formation of the rose through crystal growth on a seed of silicon.
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U2 - 10.1002/xrs.1300220107
DO - 10.1002/xrs.1300220107
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84981796791
SN - 0049-8246
VL - 22
SP - 23
EP - 27
JO - X-Ray Spectrometry
JF - X-Ray Spectrometry
IS - 1
ER -