Analysis of desert rose using PIXE and RBS techniques

M. M. Al‐Kofahi; A. B. Hallak; H. A. Al‐Juwair; A. K. Saafin

doi:10.1002/xrs.1300220107

Analysis of desert rose using PIXE and RBS techniques

M. M. Al‐Kofahi^*
, A. B. Hallak
, H. A. Al‐Juwair
, A. K. Saafin

^*Corresponding author for this work

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-27
Number of pages	5
Journal	X-Ray Spectrometry
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/xrs.1300220107
State	Published - 1993

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