Download or read book Handbook of X-Ray Spectrometry, Second Edition, written by Rene Van Grieken and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 983 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work updates applications of all modes of x-ray spectrometry, including total reflection and polarized beam x-ray fluorescence analysis, and synchrotron radiation induced x-ray emission. It promotes the measurement of samples while reducing the scattered background in the x-ray spectrum.