{"id":204,"date":"2017-03-23T16:34:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T21:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/?page_id=204"},"modified":"2026-03-05T14:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:50:21","slug":"xrf-compositional-analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/xrf-compositional-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"XRF Compositional Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-portable-x-ray-fluorescence-analyzer-pxrf\">Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer (pXRF)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/2017\/03\/xrf.jpg\" alt=\"Researchers using a portable XRF analyzer connected to a laptop to analyze an artifact in a laboratory\" class=\"wp-image-392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/2017\/03\/xrf.jpg 500w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/364\/2017\/03\/xrf-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Archaeological Research Laboratory (ARL) supports a Bruker Tracer IIIv+ handheld pXRF device. The analyzer is equipped with dedicated laptop computer and vacuum pump. The Tracer is available for use by UWM faculty, staff, and students. The Bruker device is used to conduct elemental level compositional analyses of various materials. Researchers wishing to use the analyzer must first register with UWM Radiation Safety and obtain a personal dosimeter to be worn when using the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contact-information\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Seth Schneider, Department of Anthropology<br>Sabin Hall, Room 290<br>e-mail: sethas@uwm.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-1392\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/\">Facilities<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/botanical-analysis-lab\/\">Botanical Analysis Lab<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/ceramic-petrography\/\">Ceramic Petrography<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/comparative-collections\/\">Comparative Collections<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/curation\/\">Curation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/flo-tech-wet-room\/\">Flo-Tech Wet Room<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/gis-digital-mapping\/\">GIS and Digital Mapping<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/library-central-records\/\">Library &amp; Central Records<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/research-computing\/\">Research Computing<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/xrf-compositional-analysis\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">XRF Compositional Analysis<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/facilities\/zooarchaeology-laboratory\/\">Zooarchaeology Laboratory<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":59,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-204","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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