Excitation Source : 5 W X-ray tube. Typical: 40 kV, 200 uA Rh anode and 10kV, 500 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, Geochem (Mining), Empirical, Environmental apps. New apps are added regularly, please check with company or website.
X-ray Filtering : 4 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 LP-DDR3, Storage: 16 GB eMMC (storage)
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 : Wifi, Bluetooth, USB connectivity to most devices, including SciAps ProfileBuilder 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 PC software package (ProfileBuilder)
Security : Password protected usage (user level) and internal settings (admin)
Regulatory : CE, RoHS, USFDA registered, Canada RED Act
Dimensions : 8.5" x 9.5" x 2.4"
Weight : 2.98 lbs. with battery