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XRF Service

X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) is a powerful tool for archaeology.  It is a long established technique for the analysis of non-ferrous metals.  Recent technological developments provide new opportunities such as the ability to produce quantitative data, and analyses of slags.

 

 

Applications:

Analysis of non-ferrous metals

Analysis of slags

Checking soils for heavy metal contamination

Education – demonstration of scientific analysis in museums, archaeology days etc

 

Principles of XRF

Interpreting archaeological XRF data