ID18F: a new micro-x-ray fluorescence end-station at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF): preliminary results

A new user end-station is under construction at the ESRF with collaboration between the Micro-Fluorescence, Imaging and Diffraction beamline (ID22) an d the Micro and Trace Analysis Center (MITAQ of the University of Antwerp. The new end-station is dedicated to quantitative micro-fluorescence measure ments. The analytical characteristics (degree of polarization of the incomi ng beam, absolute and relative detection limits) of the new set-up were inv estigated during preliminary experiments by using a temporary experimental set-up. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.