"International praise for the previous edition. . . . . .critically describes x-ray instrumentation and techniques. . .has one of the most extensive discussions of energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometry of any book. "
---Analytical Chemistry
". . .a valuable compendium for the practicing x-ray spectroscopist in industry and science or researchers in other fields who have to apply x-ray analysis. "
---Journal of Applied Crystallography
"Ron Jenkins could. . .be described as the doyen of XRF and together with his colleagues R. W. Gould and Dale Gedcke brings vast wealth of experience to the subject of XRF. . .. . . .the main revisions to this second edition are the inclusion of details of layered synthetic microstructures, total reflection X-ray spectrometry, and the influence of the personal computer. . ..an important contribution to XRF and will be of interest to both new and established workers in this field. "
---Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry