From: Low-radiation dose XRF excited by MeV protons for cultural heritage samples
Analytical method
A (mm2)
LODCu (ppm)
D (mGy)
FOMD (mGyâ‹…mm2â‹…ppm2)
This study
PIXRF
0.049
80
14
4 × 103
Conventional XRF
32
430
2 × 104
Commercially-available handheld XRF [42, 44]
25
5–7
670
4–8 × 104