Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

Department Head: Matt Tuchler tuchlerm@wlu.edu
Mailing Address: Science Addition Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia 24450 540-458 -8872

The Bruker Tracer III SD pXRF Spectrometer allows the determination of element composition of materials Aluminum and heavier on the periodic table. It is used by students in the CHEM110 lab and in research in the Departments of Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Geoscience, and Archeology, as well as in the study of materials from the University Collections of Art and History. It has also been used in collaboration with several museums.