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Research article2015Peer reviewed

PIXE analyses of polished otoliths for identification of anadromous whitefish in the Baltic Sea

Lill, Jan-Olof; Heimbrand, Yvette; Slotte, Joakim; Himberg, Mikael; Florin, Ann-Britt; Hagerstrand, Henry

Abstract

In this work we describe an application of particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) to the elemental analysis of polished otoliths of whitefish. Two spots on polished otoliths were irradiated; one spot in the core region of the otolith and another one close to the edge. The irradiations were performed in air with a collimated 0.5 mm proton beam. The ratio of the strontium concentrations in the two spots was used to distinguish between different ecotypes (river, sea, lake) of whitefish. Criteria on the ratios were suggested for identification of the whitefish forms. The results were compared to results of mu-beam PIXE scans as well as multi-point scans with the 0.5 mm proton beam. The measuring set-up and the results are discussed. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Otolith; Strontiu; Whitefish; Baltic Sea; PIXE

Published in

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
2015, Volume: 363, pages: 66-69 Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV