This workshop will provide you with background information and practical advice for the basic operation of an electron probe X-ray microanalyser.

By the end of this course, participants are expected to be able to:

• understand how an electron microprobe works
• prepare samples for quantitative microprobe analysis
• perform standard calibration, sample analysis and results acquisition.

Main topics covered

• Principle of Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy (WDS)
• Sample preparation for microprobe analysis
• Matrix correction and quantification process
• Detection limit, analysis precision and accuracy

Please register your interest for the next workshop here.