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Development of a combined portable x-ray fluorescence and Raman spectrometer for in situ analysis

M Guerra1, S Longelin2, S Pessanha2

  • 1Departamento de Física da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.

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