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News Release from: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Elemental Analysis) | Subject: ARL Optim'x
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 14 September 2004
Ultimate resolution for metallurgical
slags
Low power X-ray spectrometer promises excellent resolution and performance on fluorine, an element that could only previously be analysed using high power instruments
Thermo Electron now offers a versatile X-ray spectrometer that will appeal to the iron, steel and metallurgical industries for the analysis of slags The ARL Optim'x is said to be the first low power analytical instrument offering excellent resolution and performance on fluorine, an element that could only previously be analysed using high power instruments
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 22 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The ARL Optim'x is ideal for metallurgical slags analysis, since it is suited to a variety of sample preparations, including pressed pellets and direct cast samples.
Based on wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology, the ARL Optim'x exhibits an excellent resolution on light elements ranging from fluorine to chlorine, thus optimising the analysis of the oxides contained in metallurgical slags (Na2O, MgO, Al2O3 and SiO2).
The instrument delivers increased sensitivity and provides a cost-effective solution compared to other instruments currently available on the market.
The instrument's innovative goniometer - the SmartGonio - can be configured to cover all elements from fluorine to uranium in sequential mode.
Two fixed monochromator channels for specific elements can be fitted alongside the SmartGonio to reduce analysis time.
This means that configurations can be maximised with the addition of fixed channels, which is particularly useful for the analysis of less sensitive elements such as fluorine.
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