Handheld XRF Analysis | Light Element Analysis in Alloys | Challenges and Innovations

Handheld XRF Analysis | Light Element Analysis in Alloys | Challenges and Innovations

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Light element analysis via handheld x-ray fluorescence used to be challenging. X-ray fluorescence depends on the ability of the detector to detect emitted fluorescent energies that are unique to each element (see XRF for Alloy Grade Analyzers). The lighter the element, or the lower its atomic number, the weaker its fluorescent energies and the shorter the distance that the energy can travel. The light elements in the context of x-ray fluorescence are Magnesium (Mg), Aluminum (Al), Silicon (Si), Phosphorus (P), Sulfur (S), and Chlorine (Cl). These elements have such weak fluorescent energies that it is difficult for them to travel the distance between the sample surface and the detector as they lose their energy within a very short distance.

A common solution to this problem has been to create a vacuum purge or to use helium to purge the path between the sample surface and the detector. However, state-of-the-art detector technology has made these "fixes" largely unnecessary for alloy analysis.

If light element analysis and quantification are important in your alloy grade identification and sorting needs, be sure you choose the best technology available in portable XRF: the innovative SDD (silicon drift detector) found in the Bruker S1 TITAN.

The Bruker S1 TITAN Alloy Tester for Light Element Analysis

The Bruker S1 TITAN not only provides the grade identification of most alloys in seconds along with complete quantitative alloy elemental composition, it also provides light element analysis without the need of a helium or vacuum purge. The S1 TITAN uses cutting-edge technology not only in its detector, but also in the form of SharpBeamTM technology. These beam geometry and detector innovations make the S1 TITAN an industry leader in terms of both speed and detection limits. The S1 TITAN provides near laboratory-quality elemental composition determination, even for the light elements and has various applications.

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