The applicability of Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy for correction against matrix effects in X-ray fluorescence microimaging of tissues.

X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microscopy techniques are now considered popular for rapid and label-free complementary spectrochemical analysis of chemical elements and molecular systems in biological specimens. The morphological heterogeneity but also the inhomogeneities associated with the thickness/density of biological samples demonstrate challenges for the quantitative XRF microimaging. Therefore, in the present work, we proposed for the first time the application of the total absorbance under the FTIR spectra as a mass surface correction procedure for two-dimensional (2D) XRF microimaging of tissues.

The Application of a Sonic Probe Extensometer for the Detection of Rock Salt Flow Field in Underground Convergence Monitoring.

Special regulations have been laid down to establish the principles and requirements for the safety and serviceability of old mining workings which are adapted for tourism. To comply with these regulations the measurements were taken in the Bochnia Salt Mine, which has been in use for 800 years. The presented work demonstrates the use of a sonic probe extensometer in connection with the obtained results of displacement measurements in intact rocks surrounding the gallery.