Classification of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry spectra from complex Cu-Fe sulphides by principal component analysis and artificial neural networks

Yogesh Kalegowda, Sarah Harmer-Bassell

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    Abstract

    Artificial neural network (ANN) and a hybrid principal component analysis-artificial neural network (PCA-ANN) classifiers have been successfully implemented for classification of static time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) mass spectra collected from complex Cu-Fe sulphides (chalcopyrite, bornite, chalcocite and pyrite) at different flotation conditions. ANNs are very good pattern classifiers because of: their ability to learn and generalise patterns that are not linearly separable; their fault and noise tolerance capability; and high parallelism. In the first approach, fragments from the whole ToF-SIMS spectrum were used as input to the ANN, the model yielded high overall correct classification rates of 100% for feed samples, 88% for conditioned feed samples and 91% for Eh modified samples. In the second approach, the hybrid pattern classifier PCA-ANN was integrated. PCA is a very effective multivariate data analysis tool applied to enhance species features and reduce data dimensionality. Principal component (PC) scores which accounted for 95% of the raw spectral data variance, were used as input to the ANN, the model yielded high overall correct classification rates of 88% for conditioned feed samples and 95% for Eh modified samples.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)21-27
    Number of pages7
    JournalAnalytica Chimica Acta
    Volume759
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 8 Jan 2013

    Keywords

    • Artificial neural networks
    • Cu-Fe sulphides
    • Flotation
    • Principle component analysis
    • Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry

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