Posted: April 25, 2009

A short course in modern x-ray spectrometry

(Nanowerk News) The XRF Short Course at the University of Western Ontario is a tightly integrated two-week course on the fundamentals, instrumentation, qualitative analysis, sample preparation, quantitative analysis and data reduction methods and software of X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRFS).
It is designed to enable participants to have a good understanding of the XRFS technique and its applications, as well as to develop the skills for successfully carrying out routine analysis. Emphasis is given on practical applications. The participants, after completion of the course, will have a good knowledge of the components of a modern X-ray spectrometer, how to set up a spectrometer December 12, 2008, and the knowledge of different methods of data reduction for the determination of elements at the major, minor and trace levels.
This course has been recommended by the major X-ray fluorescence spectrometer manufacturers to their users as a basic training requirement for successfully carrying out routine analysis. All participants and lecturers will stay at a university residence. This will provide additional opportunities for discussion between participants and lecturers during the course.
Source: University of Western Ontario