On-site screening of heavy metals in soils with the Niton XL5 Plus handheld XRF analyzer

Application note RoHS compliance and halogen screening with handheld XRF analysis Author RoHS compliance screening Mathieu Bauer, The European Union’s initial Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Senior Application Scientist (2002/95/EC) was instituted with the aim of limiting pollution caused…

Datasheet Small size, big power Fast, accurate, versatile XRF analysis When versatility, low limits of detection (LODs) and high sample throughput are critical, industrial businesses rely on the Thermo Scientific™ Niton™ XL5 Plus handheld XRF analyzer. Providing customers with solutions…

XRF technology in the field XRF technology for non-scientists Table of contents 1 What is XRF? Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 How XRF works................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 The X-ray fluorescence process.......................................................................................................................................................... 6 The periodic table................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 List of periodic table elements............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Interpretation of XRF…

APPLICATION NOTE Thermo Scientific Niton XL5 Analyzer Exploring New Frontiers of In Situ Geochemical Analysis Using the Thermo Scientific Niton XL5 XRF Analyzer Author: M. Bauer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Tewksbury, MA USA Introduction With substantial capital investments at stake, it…