3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023283ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
External partners
Universiteit Gent
Educational team
Laszlo Vincze (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

24 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

• Quantitative X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy and imaging

• Monte Carlo simulation for XRF

• Complementary information on X-ray interactions with matter (polarisation effects in X-ray scattering, Doppler effect in Compton scattering, X-ray resonant Raman scattering, effects of secondary photoelectrons via impact ionisation and photoelectron bremsstrahlung)

• X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS: XANES, EXAFS) using synchrotron radiation

Additional info

This course provides a detailed knowledge of the principles of the most important analytical methods based on advanced X-ray induced (micro)spectroscopic techniques which make use of either laboratory or synchrotron radiation sources. The course discusses in detail the principles of chemical/structural analysis on the (sub)microscopic level by X-ray absorption/emission techniques. Special attention is given to the use of synchrotron radiation for trace-element micro- and nano-analysis, absorption (micro)spectroscopy. Throughout the course, examples of applications of the discussed techniques will be given in the field of materials science, geochemistry and environmental science.

Learning Outcomes

general competencies

  • The student has an overview of the principles of the relevant X-ray spectroscopic and imaging methods, their application area, capabilities and limitations.
  • The student is able to suggest an appropriate X-ray spectroscopic/imaging technique for a given chemical problem in this context.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • written with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written examination with open questions

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Chemistry: Analytical and Environmental Chemistry