With its new Atlas X micro-XRF spectrometer, Quantum-RX is breaking new ground in the field of laboratory X-ray micro-fluorescence analyzers. Designed and manufactured by the American IXRF Systems - of which Quantum-RX is the official distributor in France - the Atlas X is positioned, according to Quantum-RX, "as the ultimate instrument in its class, thanks to unrivalled properties in virtually all major specification categories". This performance is achieved through a combination of groundbreaking hardware features: the largest chamber size available (at 950 x 650 x 365 mm), the largest scanning area (the device can map samples up to 400 x 300 mm in size) and the smallest micro-spot. For excitation, the Atlas X features a micro-spot down to 5 microns in size, with anti-halo polycapillary optics. As standard, it is equipped with a 50 kV / 50 W X-ray tube (a secondary tube is available as an option). The analyzer also incorporates a filter wheel with up to 8 filters positioned before the focusing optics.
In terms of mapping, the Atlas X offers a wide range of functions, some of which can be automated. What sets it apart is its map scanning speed of up to 1-3 ms/pixel.
The whole package is further enhanced by a functional and flexible software platform. Highly versatile, the spectrometer can analyze almost any type of sample (solids, liquids, particles, powders, rough or polished, etc.) and is designed for a wide range of applications (metals and alloys, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, RoHS, WEEE and ELV compliance, environmental analysis, soil contamination, geology and minerals, materials characterization, forensics, etc.).
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