Excitation Source : 5 W X-ray tube. Typical: 40 kV, 200 uA Rh anode and 10 kV, 200 uA for alloy testing; 50 kV, 200 uA Au anode for most other apps.
Detector : 20 mm² silicon drift detector (active area), 140 eV resolution FWHM at 5.95 Mn K-alpha line.
Available Apps : Alloy, Mining. New apps are added regularly, please check with company or website.
X-ray Filtering : 6 position filter wheel for beam optimization.
Environmental Temperature Range : 10F to 130F at 25% duty cycle.
Analytical Range : 32 elements standard, specific elements vary by app. Additional elements may be added upon user request. Precious metals app is 22 elements standard.
Processing Electronics and Host Processing : 1.2GHz Quad Arm Cortex-A53, 64/32-bit. RAM: 2GB LPDDR3. Storage: 16GB eMMc.
Pulse Processor : 12 bit with digitization rate of 80 MSPS 8K channel MCA USB 2.0 for high-speed data transfer to host processor. Digital filtering implemented in FPGA for high-throughput pulse processing
20 nS - 24 uS peaking time.
Power : On-board rechargeable Li-ion battery, rechargeable inside device or with external charger, AC power, hot-swap capability (60 s max swap time).
Display : 2.7-inch color capacitive touchscreen — 400 MHz Qualcomm Adreno 306 2D/3D graphics accelerator.
Comms/Data Transfer : Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB connectivity to most devices, including SciAps
Profile Builder PC software.
Calibration : Fundamental parameters. For Geochem and Environmental Soil apps, users may also choose “Compton Normalization” method and/or use empirically derived calibrations.
Calibration Check : External 316 stainless check standard for calibration verification and energy scale validation.
Grade Library : Standard library contains 500+ grades, no practical size limit. Multiple libraries supported, grades may be added on analyzer or via Profile Builder PC software package.
Security : Password protected usage (user level) and internal settings (admin).
Regulatory : CE, RoHS, USFDA registered, Canada RED Ac
Dimensions : 7.25" x 10.5" x 4.5"
Weight : 2.98 lbs. with battery