Calibration Procedure

Broadly steps for calibration in WinXRF can be divided into:

 Under Preparation Menu go to Analysis and then
a) Calibartion standards

Add matrix add samples add Elements CONCENTRATION AFTER SELECTING ONE
SAMPLE  COPY CLICK concentration
b) Setting-up Samples
Find Out the top and bottom samples
Add samples Add elements put counting time and KV/MA of that samples if possible
concentration also

c) Program

CreateProgram Name Matrix Subgroup will be same as done in the step Calibration
Standard Creation Retrieve (all the standard will be displayed in the box) OK
Select the program which you have already created already now click the element details
Select the element one by one and changes to be made in the KV ,MA and counting time .

Drift correction update click  select the top and bottom

Print order Arrange the element as per your requirement

 Under Preparation menu go to Task and make the following task:-

a) Concentration CLICK

CREATE PUT THE NAME AS YOU WISH SELECT THIS NAME AMEND
ANALYTICAL PROGRAM SELECT the required program ok .
Click results option use storage mode as auto and prints mode as manuals.

b) Drift Correction Initialisation

Before taking intensities of standard samples one time drift correction inilization is to be done
,to do this steps you have to create the task
CREATE PUT THE NAME AS YOU WISH SELECT THIS NAME AMEND  select
samples click ALL now in the below window all the samples will appears ok .
Click results option use storage mode as auto and prints mode as manuals.

c) Drift Correction Update

CREATE PUT THE NAME AS YOU WISH SELECT THIS NAME AMEND  ok.
Click results option use storage mode as auto and prints mode as manuals.

d) Calibration.
  Once the above steps are completd, go to Calibration Menu and perform following steps:-
a) Drift Correction Initialisation
b) Measure calibration Standards
c) MVR

 This completes the calibration. However, before starting to analyse unknown samples, it is
better to perform the Drift Correction Update. We can do this from the Production/Analysis
menu.

Drift Correction Initialisation

Go to Calibration ---> Drift Correction Initialization ---> Calibration Curves may be invalidated
window will appear. Press OK ---> Change Task ---> Select the Task ( Cement, Clinker, Lime
Stone etc ) ---> OK.
Check the sample name, number and cassette position. Place the same sample in correct cassette
position ---> press Analyse
Once the measurement for this sample is over, Press Continue.
Place the next sample (shown in the window) in correct cassette position and press Analyse.
Follow this procedure, till all the samples are measured and the window does not show any
sample name and number.
Press Exit.
Your task of Drift Initialization is now complete.

Taking Intensities of Calibration standards:-

Go to Calibration ---> Calibration Standards Measurement ---> Change Task

---> Select the Task ( Cement, Lime Stone, Clinker etc ) ---> Check the sample name, number
and cassette position. Place the same sample in correct cassette position ---> press Analysis.
Once the measurement for this sample is over, Press Continue.
Place the next sample (shown in the window) in correct cassette position and press Analyse.
Follow this procedure, till all the standards are measured and the window does not show any
sample name and number.
Press Exit.
Your task for Calibration Standards measurement is now complete.

MVR

Go to Calibration ---> MVR ---> file ---> Analytical program ---> Select the Program ( Cement,
Clinker, Lime Stone etc )
Press OK.
On the “Available Elements”, double click on the First Element. This will move the element to
the “Selected Element” Box.
On the “Available Samples” click on the first sample, then press “Group”, then scroll down to
the last sample in the available list and double click on it. The whole set of samples will move
to “selected samples” list.
Press “Analyte”. Then OK.
The calibration curve will be shown. If this is not acceptable, then change/delete the samples as
you wish to and then go to “Numeric & Store”. Press Ok. The co-efficient of the curve will be
stored in the program.
This way complete all the elements.

Drift Correction Update

Go to Production/Analysis ---> Drift Correction Update ---> Change Task ---> Select the Task
( Cement, Lime Stone, Drift_CQ for Phases etc) . Place the samples in correct position & Press
Analyse. When all the samples are run and no sample name is shown in the Drift correction
update window Press Exit.
For Drift_CQ task, the samples are 200XRDU and 200E. These are ARL samples and are kept in
the blue plastic box that has come with the instrument.

Analysing production samples

Go to Production/Analysis ---> Concentration Analysis ---> Change Task ---> Select the Task
---> Type sample name & number, give correct cassette position number. ---> Press Sample
details OK.
For Measuring Clinker phases like C2S, C3S etc , select the task Phases.

Result Retrieval

Go to Production/Analysis then click Res. A window will open with comment No result found
for this selection. Press OK. In the new window click Change Task & select the Catogory as
UCN and the Task as Cement or Clicker etc. Press OK.Under the Analytical Program, Press
Select and then select the desired Program. Press OK.Then Press OK again.

OR

Under Production / Analysis, Go to Result Processing. Press Result Database or Press F8. Then
Press OK.