XRF training
Upcoming sessions:
- October 28-30, 2008
Online reservation request form
Class outline
Day 1
- Principles and theory of XRF spectrometry
- Excitation and nature of X-rays
- X-ray spectra
- Properties of X-rays
- The X-ray spectrometer and its operation
- Excitation, dispersion, detection, measurement, pulse height analyzer
- Qualitative analysis overview
- Qualitative analysis conditions and data collection
- Identification of peaks
- Semi-quantitative analysis overview
- Measuring spectrum
- X-ray absorption
- Standard addition, calibration, internal standards, matrix dilution
- Thin film
- Absorption and enhancement effects
- Mathematical corrections, empirical, fundamental parameters method
- Typical errors in quantitative measurements
- Quantitative analysis overview
- Safety issues
- Routine inspection and maintenance of equipment
- Start-up of equipment
- Equipment operation overview
Day 2
- Basic operation of equipment
- Hands-on computer operation of Rigaku WDXRF equipment
- Setting up measuring conditions
- Setting up quantitative groups
- Analyzing samples
- Setting up qualitative groups
- Setting up libraries
- Processing data
- Utility files
Day 3
- Sample preparation
- Performance criteria
- Advanced qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis
- Advanced quantitative analysis
Online reservation request form
Please contact Diana.Sandefur@Rigaku.com at 281-362-2300, ext. 240 to schedule your XRF training today!