ElvaX Industrial Spectrometer is a desktop energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analyzer with large analytical chamber. It allows analyzing objects with dimensions up to 45x45x25 cm. The element range is from Mg (Z=12) to U (Z=92) in a wide range of element concentrations. The accuracy of determining concentrations is better than 0.3% for metal alloys.
The spectrometer is registered in the State registry of measurement instruments accepted for usage in Ukraine under the number Ó1411‑01. Certificate of the measurement instrument type is UA‑MI/1‑971‑2001.
Fields of application
- RoHS & WEEE
- Jewelry
- Metallurgy
- Ecological monitoring
- Customs and criminalistic expertise
- Archaeological studies
- Chemical industry
- Oil-refining industry
- Geology and mineralogy
Basic user specifications
| Element detection range | from Mg (Z=12) to U (Z=92) |
| Data acquisition time | 10 – 1200 s |
| Power supply | 90 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power consumption | 40 W |
| Dimensions | 500 mm x 500 mm x 400 mm |
| Weight | 32 kg |
Technical characteristics
X-ray source
| X-ray tube | W, or Ag anode
250 µm Be window
air-cooling |
| X-ray generator | voltage: 4–50 kV, adjustable in 100 V steps
current: 0–100 µA, adjustable in 0.2 µA steps
maximal power: 5 W |
| Stability | 0.1% per 8 hours |
X-ray detector
| Detector type | solid state Si-pin-diode with thermo-electrical cooling |
| Active area | 6 mm2 |
| Energy resolution | 165 eV at 5.9 keV (Fe55 isotope) |
| Be window thickness | 8 µm |
Spectrometric processor
| Pulse processor | digital pulse processor
pile-up rejection
pulse shape selector
automatic adjustment to count rate |
| ADC | 4096 channels |
| Buffer RAM | 4096 32-bit channels |
| Timers | real and "live" time |
Software
| Supported operating systems | Windows XP/Vista/7 |
| Quantitative analysis algorithms | fundamental parameters
quadratic stepwise multiple regression
manual spectra comparison |
Options
| Built-in CCD Camera | 1.3 Mpixel |
| Autosampler | 8 positions, 32 mm diameter |
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More information about XRF Alloy Analysis (PDF, 606 kb)
