Friday, September 4, 2020

Demo and teardown of an X-ray fluorescence weapon (measures chemical structure)

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I show how an X-ray fluorescence weapon works, do a teardown and failure analysis, and go over a brand-new sort of XRF tech now “readily available” on eBay.

The XRF information can be moved from the gun to a PC, and analyzed with http://pymca.sourceforge.net/ I did this for numerous materials, however ran out of time in this video to reveal the software use, which is quite involved.

Good general description of XRF: https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/Book% 3A_University_Physics _( OpenStax)/ Map% 3A_University_Physics_III _- _ Optics_and_Modern_Physics _( OpenStax)/08% 3A_Atomic_Structure/ 8.06% 3A_Atomic_Spectra_and_X-rays.

Electron shell shielding described by means of roller derby?! https://courses.lumenlearning.com/cheminter/chapter/electron-shielding/

XRF supplies: https://www.amptek.com/

MightyOhm geiger counter: https://mightyohm.com/blog/products/geiger-counter/

The 2 XRF weapons in this video were generously donated by among my viewers. Thank you!

The Tribogenics tape-peel XRF weapon on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Watson-XRF-Handheld-Metal-Alloy-Analyzer/123646159115

Applied Science on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AppliedScience

https://xraytechniciancertification.org/demo-and-teardown-of-an-x-ray-fluorescence-weapon-measures-chemical-structure/

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