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XRF Training Lectures

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Feel free to download the following lectures that were given on the topic of X-Ray Fluorescence at the University of Antwerp in 2005. We kindly refer you to the following book for more details on the contents of these lectures:

Handbook of X-ray spectrometry by R. Van Grieken and A. Markowicz (2nd Ed.)
Marcel Dekker Inc., New York
ISBN: 0-8247-0600-5

About the authors ...

  • Prof. Piet Van Espen
  • As a PhD student he contributed greatly with his work to the evaluation of energy dispersive X-ray spectra, resulting in the well-known AXIL fitting package. Currently he is professor at the University of Antwerp (UA, Belgium) teaching Analytical Chemistry and Chemometrics to the students
  • Roman Padilla
  • As a guest researcher of our group he has been working mainly with XRF techniques here at the University of Antwerp , his main field of interest was the analysis and classification of Cuban manmade artificats (Majolica pottery). Soon he will defend a PhD on this subject. He has extensive knowledge of both the physics behind XRF and the practical aspects. In his homecountry he is the responsible of the Chemistry Department at the Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnologicas y Desarollo (CEADEN, Cuba).
    The lectures ...

    Here you can find the first series of lectures that were held, they are available in PDF format. Check frequently for updates !


    Topic Author(s) Date of lecture Slidecount
  • 1. X-ray fluorescence analysis: a general purpose trace analysis method
  • Prof. Piet Van Espen Tuesday 28th of June 51
  • 2. X-rays and X-ray Fluorescence: Physical aspects
  • Roman Padilla Thursday 30th of June 24
  • 3. X-ray Spectrometry Detection of X-rays: Semi-Conductor Detectors
  • Prof. Piet Van Espen Monday 4th of July 30
  • 4. Evalution of Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectra
  • Prof. Piet Van Espen Thursday 7th of July 25
  • Additional: FitPeak Excell sheet of lecture #4 (^^)
  • Prof. Piet Van Espen Thursday 7th of July -
  • 5. Derivation of the relation between concentration and X-ray measured intensity : The general Shermann – Nikina expression
  • Roman Padilla Friday 8th of July 13
  • 6. The analysis of "infinitely" thick samples: Matrix corrections using Compton scatter
  • Roman Padilla Monday 11th of July 9
  • 7. The analysis of "thin" samples: Aerosol, thin films or foils of solids
  • Roman Padilla Tuesday 12th of July 9
  • 8. The analysis of light matrixes: The Emission-Transmission method
  • Roman Padilla Thursday 14th of July 8
  • 9. Considerations using the QXAS FP package for quantitative analysis
  • Roman Padilla Friday 15th of July 16
  • 10. Working with detection limits in X-ray and nuclear spectrometry
  • Prof. Piet Van Espen Monday 18th of July 25

    Note: These lectures are provided as-is, however we would like to hear from you if you intend to use them for your own classes as well that you always provide the URL of our website.

    Final utterings ...

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