Established methods for measuring the incident angle related to XRF when radioisotope annular sources are involved are briefly discussed. As an alternative technique, a direct measurement of the incident angle from the measured spectrum of the Compton scattered energy was developed. Analysing published experimental data, the limit of validity of this new approach is defined and it is established that for the sensitivity determination only the spectral data are required.
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