Possibilities for Basic and Applied Research in X-Ray Spectrometry using the IAEA Multi-Technique Instrument Operated at the XRF Beamline of Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste

M. CZYZYCKI; J. OSAN; PAWEL WROBEL; A. KARYDAS; JUAN JOSÉ LEANI; M. BOGOVAC; R. KAISER; A. MIGLIORI; N. VAKULA; I. DARBY

Anavyssos

Simposio; Symposium of the Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society; 2017

Hellenic Nuclear Physics Society

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) operates jointly with the Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste (EST) a multi-technique X-ray spectrometry end-station [1-3] at the X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) bending magnet beamline [4]. The facility is accessible to end-users since the beginning of 2015 through the established peer-review process of EST. Through this collaboration the IAEA promotes and supports synchrotron based experiments and training activities by research groups from IAEA Member States with limited previous experience and resources to access synchrotron radiation facilities. The research areas of interest include characterization of nano-structured materials (solar cells, Li-ion batteries, etc.), characterization and speciation of environmental samples [5, 6] (airborne particulate matter, water samples, suspensions, coal fly ash), study of essential or toxic elements in plants to develop/improve biofortification, phytoremediation and phytomining techniques, speciation of trace elements in human tissues for cancer studies, advanced materials for preventive conservation, study of ancient technologies of manufacture, and systematic measurement and re-evaluation of X-ray fundamental parameters [7].The EST-IAEA X-ray spectrometry facility offers advanced analytical features available to limited number of synchrotron radiation facilities worldwide, namely to perform XRF measurements at different excitation or detection geometries combined with X-ray absorption or X-ray reflectometry (XRR) measurements, thus supporting a comprehensive characterization of different kind of materials. Results obtained from interdisciplinary applications are reported and discussed highlighting the analytical capabilities of this new X-ray spectrometry facility.