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Synchrotron X-ray Microdiffraction and Fluorescence Imaging of Mineral and Rock Samples
Published on: June 19, 2018
Interpretation system for automated wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
T Arnold1, M Otto, W Wegscheider
1Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Akademiestrasse, D-09599 Freiberg, Germany.
Abstract:
A prototype expert system for automated interpretation of wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectra is described. The system consists of two main components: a pre-processor (PREXRF) written in BASIC and a knowledge handling part (INFERXRF) that contains the knowledge base and the inference engine implemented in PROLOG. Both systems rely heavily on the theory of fuzzy sets in an attempt to deal with incomplete and uncertain information. The performance of the interpretation system for automated analysis of simulated and measured samples is demonstrated.
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