TX 2000 Standard configuration

 

X-ray generator
(PC controlled)

Maximum output power 3 kW
Output stability <0.01% (for 10% power supply fluctuation)
Max. output voltage 60 kW
Max. output current 60 mA
Voltage step width 0.1 kV
Current step width 0.1 mA
PC control serial mode X-ray ON/OFF, settings of kV and mA, shutters
Safety devices Door interlock mechanism, emergency push button X-ray ON lamp
Weight 45 kg
Size Width 48.3 cm, height 22 cm, depth 63 cm
 

X-ray tube

Type Glass, Mo/W anode, long fine focus
Focus 0.4 x 12 mm
Max. output 2.2 kW
 

Multilayer monochromator 

Type Si/W
Reflectivity (80% W(La) and 70% Mo (Ka))
 

Automatic sample changer

Sample seating 12 for TXRF - 1 for EDXRF (45°)
 

Detector

Type Si-Li
Active area 20 mm2 - (10 mm2, 30 mm2 and 80 mm2 as options)
Thikness 3.5 mm
Energy resolution < 137 eV (Mn ka, 1000 cps)
Pulse capacity > 10.000 cps
Entry window 8 mm Be + 1 mm DuraBe for detection of elements from sodium upward
 

UHV Dewar

Type Stainless steel with LN2 level control unit
Cryostat volume 3.8 l
Evaporation rate 0.6 l/day
Dimensions (diam x h) 200 x 400 mm
Weight (without LN2) 5 Kg
 

Preamplifier

Type Pulsed reset
 

Spectroscopic ampifier

Type Active filtering (Gaussian shape)
Selectable time constants 4
Switchable amplification ranges 4
Zero peak generator, actine base line restorer, pulse pile-up rejector, all settings PC-controlled
 

ADC

Type Successive approximation 
Channels maximum 4096
Conversion time 10 ms
 

Processing unit

Computer type Personal computer, the latest version
Items controlled X-ray generator, tube shield, monochromator, detector, counting chain
Operating System Windows 98/ME
Basic data processing X-ray generator load settings; Multisample positioning; Counter chain parameter settings; Selection of radiation; Centring procedure; K, L, & M markers; Time or count selection; Acquisition of data in both geometries; Least square Marquardt fit procedure for the area calculation (spectral analysis); Automatic/manual search function; Manual or automatic calibration of energy; Quantification via an internal standard using theoretical and experimental sensitivity curves for total reflection; For the 45 degrees geometry the following methods are available: Emission/Transmission (for powder/light matrix samples); Fundamental parameters using relationship between incoherent and coherent radiations for evaluation of the dark matrix, Fundamental parameters (for alloys), Thin film, Semi-empirical corrections for matrix effect, A set of tools for calculating: fundamental parameters, fluorescence yield, edge jump, detector efficiency, differential cross section (coherent and incoherent), atomic form factor, incoherent scattering function, elements lines and ratios, stoichiometry.