| Student Manual | Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry is used to analyze a sample's elemental composition. Using the energies of characteristic X-rays, Moseley's Law will be verfied which is a direct evidence for the existence of Atomic number. |
| Sample Results | EDXRF raw spectrum for stainless steel sampleROIs for the elements of stainless steel and their detail in ADMCAProcessed spectrum for stainless steel sampleConcentration analysis table in XRS-FPMoseley’s LawMoseley’s Law Plot taken on 7 June 2016 |
| Hardware Manual | Amptek’s EDXRFMini-X, X-ray tubeXR100CR X-ray detectorPX4XRF-XRS-FP software guide |
| Experiment Code | 2.14 |
| Version | 25 August 2015, 2015-v1 |
Further Readings and References
- The Quest for a Fundamental Algorithm in X-ray Fluorescence Analysis and Calibration The Open Spectroscopy Journal , R.M. Rousseau , 3 31 , (2009).
- An undergraduate experiment on X-Ray spectra and Moseleys Law using a Scanning Electron Microscope American Journal of Physics , C.W.S. Conover and J. Dudek , 64 335 , (1996).
- Moseley’s Law American Journal of Physics , J. Ouseph and K.H. Hoskins , 50 276 , (1992).
- Verification of Bohr’s Frequency condition and Moseley’s Law: An Undergraduate laboratory Experiment-Ref2 American Journal of Physics , S.B. Gudennavar, N.M. Badiger, S.R. Thontadarya and B. Hanumanaiah , 71 822 , (2003).
- Modern Introductory Physics Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London , H. Holbrow, N. Lloyd, C. Amato, E. Galvez and M. Elizabeth Parks 536 , (2010).
Pictorial Procedure
