Bruker has introduced its M6 JETSTREAM, a large format scanning micro X-ray fluorescence (Micro-XRF) spectrometer.
Providing a scan range of up to 800 x 600 mm2 and a scanning speed of up to 100 mm/s, the M6 JETSTREAM is designed to analyse the chemical composition of very large objects on-site in a single run with spatial resolution between 100 and 500 µm.
With the introduction of the Micro-XRF analyser, Bruker is now serving a previously unaddressed demand from various application fields including QA/QC in automotive, aerospace and other industries, geological survey for natural resources, as well as art and conservation.
The Micro-XRF measuring head of the M6 JETSTREAM features a low power micro-focus X-ray tube in combination with a software controlled primary filter changer and focusing poly-capillary X-ray optics for sample excitation, and a high-resolution XFlash silicon drift detector for acquisition of the fluorescence signal.
An integrated dual video microscope system provides images of the sample surface with two different magnifications - lower magnification for overview and orientation, higher magnification for final spot positioning in case of single point analyses.
The measuring head is mounted on a motorised, software controlled crossbar system which enables high-speed travel in X and Y direction with position reproducibility of 50 µm.
An additional Z drive provides for video supported adjustment of working distance and spot size.
The entire frame is inclinable, hence the measurement plane can be adjusted to any angle between the vertical and horizontal position.
The M6 JETSTREAM runs Bruker’s ESPRIT software suite, offering an easy-to-use graphical user interface and a wide range of functions for instrument control and data acquisition, as well as for qualitative and quantitative spectrum analysis.
When performing line or area scans, complete spectra are stored in hyper-spectral databases so that chemical element or phase distribution analyses can be done at any time during or after the data acquisition.
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