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The validity of a matrix withdrawal method for the analysis of trace metals in silicon nitride films on silicon wafers by total-reflection X-ray fluorescence has been evaluated with samples contaminated with diluted standard solutions of eight metals (Ca, V, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Ta, W). The nitride matrix was removed by a decomposition step with HF vapor at ambient conditions followed by the vaporization...