Archiv – Advanced X-ray systems developer Bruker AXS of the USA has unveiled the TRACERturboSD which, it claims, is the world’s first hand-held X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) instrument that uses a silicon drift detector (SDD).New Product | Advanced X-ray systems developer Bruker AXS of the USA has unveiled the TRACERturboSD which, it claims, is the world’s first hand-held X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) instrument that uses a silicon drift detector (SDD).
The TRACERturboSD offers the speed, sensitivity and energy resolution previously found only in more expensive laboratory systems, according to the company. Frank Laukien, President and CEO of Bruker Corporation, comments: ’We believe the TRACERturboSD will have enormous analytical benefits for hand-held XRF users, and it truly represents a disruptive technology in this field.’
The proprietary Bruker SDD technology is said to enable TRACERturboSD users in the aerospace industry to analyse sophisticated light element alloys both better and faster – even without the use of a vacuum or helium attachments. For the general metals analysis markets, the TRACERturboSD offers higher speed, sensitivity and selectivity for many demanding hand-held XRF applications, Bruker says.
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