X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

Abstract

X-ray spectrometry techniques are powerful tools for the elemental, chemical, crystalline, structural and dynamic analysis of a wide variety of materials in a broad range of fields. These techniques provide a highly versatile and nondestructive analysis.1,2 Their application is generally not limited by the physicochemical state of a sample: the materials can be in solid, liquid, powder, filtered or other forms. Consequently, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry is widely used for determining the elemental composition in environmental, biological, cultural heritage and industrial samples.1,2