Portable X Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

Spectro brings a complete range of x ray fluorescence spectrometers xrf.
Portable x ray fluorescence spectrometry. Several studies have established the viability of using portable x ray fluorescence pxrf spectrometry for elemental data analysis of soil sediment and other matrices. X ray fluorescence spectroscopy xrf is based on the excitation of atoms of the material under study by an x ray beam resulting in the secondary fluorescent emission. Explore the xrf analyzer range here. You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page.
Spectroscout is a portable energy dispersive xrf analyzer with much of the analytical power of top grade benchtop analyzers. Field portable x ray fluorescence spectrometry. Yefimov in handbook of non ferrous metal powders second edition 2019. However the accuracy of pxrf is known to be affected while scanning moisture laden soil samples.
Handheld x ray fluorescent xrf analyzers have the capability to quantify or qualify nearly any element from magnesium to uranium depending on specific instrument configurations. X ray fluorescence intensity directly depends on the concentration of every element in the. Field portable x ray fluorescence spectrometry for the determination of elemental concentrations in soil and sediment part of test methods for. Portable x ray fluorescence pxrf instrumentation has some unique analytical capabilities for the in situ analysis of samples in the field.
These capabilities have been extended in recent years by the continuing development of solid state detectors surface mounted electronics digital signal processing technology li ion batteries combined with a choice of rugged sealed radioisotope sources. The following document details method 6200 which is applicable to the in situ and intrusive analysis of the analytes listed. Xrf x ray fluorescence spectrometry is a non destructive analytical technique used to identify and determine the concentrations of elements present in solid powdered and liquid samples. See epa s about pdf page to learn more.
Xrf analysers determine the chemistry of a sample by measuring the fluorescent or secondary x ray emitted from a sample when it is excited by a primary x ray source.