This article discusses simple processes for addressing the random and systematic errors caused by the dead time in a gramma-ray spectrometer. It also explains the applicability of the livetime clock ...

When gathering a measurement using a spectroscopy instrument, the user wants to be confident in the result. Whether the technique is OES, XRF, or LIBS, or if thickness or composition are measured, the ...

Systematic errors are caused by defective parts like incorrectly adjusted optics or interfering influences such as a dirty light path, and can lead to measurement result deviation from the real value.