About this Event
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Are you a current or upcoming XRF user looking to get the most out of your equipment? If so, we are thrilled to extend a personal invitation to you to our upcoming WD-XRF theory, ED-XRF theory and XRF Sample preparation courses designed to empower individuals like yourself in expanding your understanding of XRF spectrometry.
Expert Instruction: Our courses are led by dedicated specialists in the field of XRF spectrometry. With years of practical experience, they will provide you with invaluable insights, expertise, and methods to help you become a proficient user of XRF instrumentation.
This two-day course focuses on the key principles of wavelength dispersive XRF and their practical application. Intended for existing and prospective WD-XRF users who wish to advance their understanding of the technique. The courses have been adapted to accommodate users of any kind of WD-XRF Spectrometer.
Wavelength-Dispersive XRF Theory – Day 1 Agenda | Monday 23th September 2024
Morning
09:30 – 10:00 Arrival, registration and tea/coffee
10:00 – 11:00 XRF Basic Principles
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee/tea Break
11:15 – 12:30 Spectrometer Configuration and the Optical Path
Afternoon
12:30 – 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 14:00 Spectrometer Configuration and the Optical Path (cont.)
14:00 – 15:00 The Effect of Matrix: Mass Absorption and Inter-element Effects
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee/tea break
15:15 – 16:00 Sample Analysis: Approaches to Quantifying Composition
16:00 – 16:30 Open session for questions and discussion
Wavelength-Dispersive XRF Theory – Day 2 Agenda | Tuesday 24th September 2024
Morning
09:00 – 09:30 Arrival, registration and tea/coffee
09:30 – 10:30 Semi-Quantitative analysis and Fundamental Parameters
10:30 – 11:00 Quantitative Analysis: Spectral Corrections
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee/Tea Break
11:15 – 12:30 Quantitative Analysis: Spectral Corrections (cont.)
Afternoon
12:30 – 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 15:00 Quantitative Analysis: Calibration and Inter-element Corrections
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee/Tea Break
15:15 – 16:00 Quantitative Analysis: Calibration and Inter-element Corrections (cont.)
16:00 – 16:30 Open session for questions and discussion
Course Speakers
John Austin – XRF Applications Specialist
Covers Energy-Dispersive XRF (ED-XRF), Wavelength-Dispersive XRF (WD-XRF), Micro-XRF for small spot analysis, and XRF sample preparation solutions.
John has over ten years of extensive laboratory experience of many XRF applications, such as within the aerospace industry, academia, waste management, RoSH, metals, ceramics, glasses, cements, fuels, oils, battery research, geology, jewellery, and let’s not forget about the weird and wonderful!
He also develops and validates methods from simple to complex, creates high-performance calibrations specific to the needs of the customer, and provide crucial support to our customers whenever they need it.
Konstantin Brendgens – FLUXANA GmbH
Founded in 2002, FLUXANA Delivers all types of accessories, such as cups, foils, chemicals and calibration standards, to the users of XRF. Additionally, FLUXANA offers a wide range of sample preparation equipment including fusion equipment, mills and presses.
They use their many years of XRF analysis to deliver complete solutions for achieving excellent XRF Sample Preparation.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
SciMed Ltd, SciMed, Stockport,, United Kingdom
GBP 573.00
