Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence software and applications training (USA)
2025 schedule
Course outline
- Principles and theory of XRF spectrometry
- X-ray excitation and fundamental properties
- XRF spectral characteristics
- Basics on absorption and enhancement effects
- Excitation, diffraction, detection, pulse height discrimination
- Spectrometer components, functions, and features
- Instrument operation and maintenance
- Routine inspection
- Spectrometer status tools
- Safety
- Guidance from Rigaku's maintenance team
- Hands-on instrument demonstration
- Q&A
- Sample preparation techniques
- Lab demonstration
- Common errors
- Qualitative analysis methods
- Application templates and parameters
- Qualitative measuring conditions
- Data collection strategies
- Semi-quantitative calculation methods
- Qualitative data handling tools
- Approaches to refining SQX results
- Quantitative analysis methods
- Application development techniques
- Measurement optimization for emission lines
- Calibration methods
- Overlap and matrix corrections
- Drift and check samples
- Selected advanced topics for applications development and ZSX software tools
- Analysis strategies for additional materials
- Advanced features and methods
Hands-on Rigaku ZSX software practice throughout the course
- Learn with preloaded applications
- Develop/troubleshoot applications
- Data processing practice
- Utilities and additional features
Note: Please visit this page if you are looking for training on the NEX line of EDXRF analyzers.