Material analysis

Possible Applications

The X-ray fluorescence analysis can be used for

  • Research
  • Product Development
  • Quality Control

Listed below is a small sample of the wide variety of possible applications.  We have a comprehensive range of application examples available, and would be happy to supply on request.

Forensic Investigation

  • Particle Identification (Glass, pigments, metals etc..)
  • Analysis of drug particles
  • Investigation of bank notes and coins to identify forgeries
  • Investigation of gun shot residue

Failure Analysis

  • Identification of inclusions (in plastics, paints)
  • Contamination on contacts
  • Characterisation of wear debris in engine oil

Characterisation of Inhomogeneous samples

  • Investigation of sediment structures in bore cores
  • Analysis of geological samples
  • Non-destructive investigation of art objects for the determination of it’s construction and the distribution of layers, pigments etc..
    Investigation of elemental distribution in
  • biological samples (cells and cell structure)

Automatic analysis of large sample quantities

  • e.g.  area of  combinational investigations

Layer investigations

  • Layer Analysis of electronic components, up to layer thicknesses of  1 nm on areas down to < 50 µm
  • Analysis of complex multi-layer systems such as solar cells

Thickness Measurement

  • Measurement of thickness from metallic coatings, for single layer up to triple layer
  • Analysis of concentration in alloys
  • Analysis of metal ions in bath solution