INTRODUCTION TO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF)

An Overview of XRF Basics

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INTRODUCTION TO X-RAY
FLUORESCENCE (XRF)

Introduction

This area of the Bruker AXS web site presents the basic concepts of X-ray fluorescence (XRF). Intended for anyone interested in the XRF method, this online guide provides an overview of the fundamental principles, instrumentation and sample preparation techniques involved with wavelength-dispersive and energy-dispersive XRF.

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• Introduction
  • Introduction to XRF Home
  • About / Authors
  • Table of Contents
  • Bruker AXS Home
• Fundamentals
  • Electromagnetic Radiation, Quanta
  • Nomenclature
  • Generating the Characteristic Radiation
  • Excitation of Characteristic Radiation in Sample Material
  • Tube-spectrum Scattering at the Sample Material
  • X-ray Detectors
  • Pulse Height Analysis
  • Diffraction in Crystals
• Instrumentation
  • Multichannel Spectrometers
  • Sequential Spectrometers
  • Incident Beam Components
  • Emitted Beam Components
  • Electronic Pulse Processing
• Sample Preparation
  • Introduction
  • Preparation of Solid Samples
  • Preparation of Liquid Samples
  • Preparation of Filter Samples
• Appendix / Index
  • Sources of Standard Samples
  • Supplementary Literature
  • Index