Published On Aug 30, 2020
I show how an X-ray fluorescence gun works, do a teardown and failure analysis, and discuss a new kind of XRF tech now "available" on eBay.
The XRF data can be transferred from the gun to a PC, and analyzed with http://pymca.sourceforge.net/ I did this for several materials, but ran out of time in this video to show the software usage, which is quite involved.
Good overall description of XRF: https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelv...
Electron shell shielding described via roller derby ?! https://courses.lumenlearning.com/che...
XRF supplies: https://www.amptek.com/
MightyOhm geiger counter: https://mightyohm.com/blog/products/g...
The two XRF guns in this video were generously donated by one of my viewers. Thank you!
The Tribogenics tape-peel XRF gun on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Watson-X...
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