Joint Research Group - SyncLab

X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

Elemental analysis

X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy is a wide-spread tool for the qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis of materials. While the fundamental equations governing the emission of fluorescence after excitation with X-rays were developed in the 1960, quantification is still not routinely performed. We develop instrumentation and quantification procedures and use both X-ray tube spectrometers as well as setups at synchrotron radiation facilities.