COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and advanced overview on new XRF analyzer machine. It covers the XRF technology, the basic principles of XRF operation and components of the XRF analyzer; the types of XRF instruments, safety principles in XRF operation and the importance of proper sample preparation; the sample preparation for solid samples, liquid and slurry samples, powders and alloys and the sample labeling and traceability; and the instrument calibration fundamentals, setting up calibrations in the new system and running measurements. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the quality control (QC) and validation, measurement interferences and corrections and the calibration and qc testing; interpreting XRF spectra, reporting and data management, and troubleshooting analytical problems; the maintenance of the new XRF analyzer, the error prevention and best practices and advanced measurement modes and custom methods; and  the regulatory and quality compliance, health, safety, and radiation protection and integration with other lab techniques. 

Course Objectives 

Upon the successful completion of this course, each participant will be able to: - 

·            Apply and gain an in-depth knowledge on new XRF analyzer machine 

·            Discuss XRF technology, the basic principles of XRF operation and components of the XRF analyzer 

·            Identify the types of XRF instruments, safety principles in XRF operation and the importance of proper sample preparation 

·            Employ sample preparation for solid samples, liquid and slurry samples, powders and alloys and carryout sample labeling and traceability 

·            Explain instrument calibration fundamentals, set up calibrations in the new system and run measurements 

·            Discuss quality control (QC) and validation, measurement interferences and corrections and the calibration and qc testing 

·            Interpret XRF spectra and carryout reporting and data management, and troubleshooting analytical problems 

·            Perform maintenance of the new XRF analyzer as well as identify error prevention and best practices and advanced measurement modes and custom methods 

·            Carryout regulatory and quality compliance, health, safety, and radiation protection and integration with other lab techniques