The PiN technology is satisfactory. The X-50 will NOT measure Mg, Al or Si, and in some materials can measure P and S at the 1% level. Limits of detection will be 5x higher (elevated) compared to SDD versions of the X. However the X-50 features an attractive price point for the applications that work well. The X-50 includes the same advanced X-ray tube as other X models (operating at 40 kV max.), integrated camera, video, and the Android OS platform. The X-50 is available for alloy, environmental, mining/exploration, industrial and user-customizable applications. Analyzers may be factory calibrated with fundamental parameters, Compton Normalization (EPA Method 6200), or user defined empirical calibrations.
| Application |
Beam 1 (40 kV) |
Beam 2 (10 kV) |
Beam 3 (50 kV) |
| Geo-Mining |
Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Sr, Rb, Zr, Nb, Mo, W, Ta, Au, Hg, Pb, Bi, U, Ag, Sn, Sb |
S, K, Ca |
N/A |
| Geo-Env Soil |
Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Sr, Rb, Zr, Mo, W, Tl, Hg, Pb, Bi, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb |
N/A |
N/A |
| Alloy |
Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, W, Ta, Hf, Re, Au, Pb, Bi, Ru, Pd, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb |
N/A |
N/A |
| Precious Metals |
Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, W, Au, Ge, Ir, Pt, Au, Pb, Bi, Zr, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb |
N/A |
N/A |
Weight
3.3 lbs with battery
Dimensions
7.25″ x 10.5″ x 4.5″
Power
On board rechargeable Li-ion battery, rechargeable inside device or with external charger, AC power, hot-swap capability (60s max swap time).
Display
5″ color touchscreen Smartphone type display – PowerVR SGX540 3D graphic.
Comms/Data Transfer
Wifi, Bluetooth, USB. Connectivity to most devices, including SciAps ProfileBuilder PC software.
Excitation Source
6-40kV, 200uA Rh anode for alloy testing, 6-50kV, 200uA Au anode for most other Apps.
Detector
20mm 2 silicon drift detector (active area), 135eV resolution FWHM at 5.95Mn K-alpha line.
X-Ray Filtering
6 position filter wheel for beam optimization.
Processing Electronics Host Processor
ARM Cortex -A9 dual-core / 1.2GHz Memory: 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1GB NAND Results Storage: 8GB SD
Pulse Processor
14-bit ADC 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 50nS – 24uS peaking time
Calibration
Fundamental parameters. For Geochem and Env. Soil Apps, users may also choose “Compton Normalization” method and/ or use empirically derived calibrations.
Calibration Check
Internal shutter is also 316 stainless for totally automated calibration and energy scale validation.
Environmental Temp. Range
10°F to 130°F at 25% duty cycle.
Security
Password protected usage (user level) and internal settings (admin).
Regulatory
CE, RoHS, USFDA registered, Canada RED Act.
|