Hands-On Workshop on Accurate Elemental Non-destructive PXRF

Hands-On Workshop on Accurate Elemental Non-destructive XRF

The purpose of the workshop is to provide participants with a fundamental knowledge of the physics of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and how to apply this technique to elemental analysis of nearly anything.

Learning will be accomplished by hands-on analysis of materials that participants bring to the workshop. XRF instruments will be available for the attendees to use at the workshop and thereafter for 2 weeks at the site for no cost or fee*. Attendees will be provided with software for spectral evaluation and extensive documentation. The workshop is Non-Commercial and focused on learning the fundamentals of Handheld XRF.

Each workshop is packed with information and application examples. Ideally, participants bring their samples or materials of interest as well as their own Laptops (sorry, only the PC platform is supported at this moment).

Our workshops can be customized to reflect your particular background or analysis needs. Below are just a few examples of applications that can be covered by our XRF workshops:

  • Art/Conservation
  • Anthropology
  • Archeology
  • Geosciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Material sciences

Requirements:

  • You will need to be able to provide an adequate venue, digital projector and organize attendees, which can be from your institution or from any institution nearby! 
  • Have interest to get hands-on experience with XRF.

Contact:

  • Contact our workshop team at hhworkshop@Bruker-Elemental.net. We will coordinate with you to find a mutually acceptable date that is far enough in the future to allow for proper planning and invitations.

* Only applies to states where NO state or government certification is required for the operation of tube based XRF units. For Canada it is necessary to have been certified as LEVEL-1 operator prior to the using the system.

More Information

Workshop Faculty

Typical workshop schedule

Research Papers

Partial listing of Tracer users

Workshop testimonial from from Dennis Piechota, Fiske Center for Archaeological Research

Workshop testimonial from Marvin Rowe, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Texas A&M University and Conservation Laboratory of the Museum of New Mexico