Identification of the country of origin of duvets by PIXE

The objective of this study is to examine the ability of PIXE to distinguish the country of origin of duvets. The stable isotope method that is currently used is not recognized as reliable. Mineral concentrations of down feathers from France, Poland and Taiwan were measured by PIXE. The measurements...

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Published inInternational journal of PIXE Vol. 27; no. 3n04; pp. 135 - 140
Main Authors Yamada, T., Kataoka, K., Saunders, T., Sera, K., Takatsuji, T., Nakamura, T., Nose, Y.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore World Scientific Publishing Company 2017
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte., Ltd
Subjects
Duvet
feather
PIXE
country of origin
mineral
statistical analysis
down
element
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Summary:The objective of this study is to examine the ability of PIXE to distinguish the country of origin of duvets. The stable isotope method that is currently used is not recognized as reliable. Mineral concentrations of down feathers from France, Poland and Taiwan were measured by PIXE. The measurements were statistically analyzed. The results show even a scatter plot of appropriately chosen minerals distinguished between those countries at 95% accuracy.
ISSN:0129-0835
1793-6616
DOI:10.1142/S0129083518500146