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Features of
            EDX-LE Plus






            ● Easy operability ensures even first-time users can start
              screening with confidence
            ● SDD detector enables high-sensitivity and high-speed
              analysis
            ● High energy resolution provides strong support for
              samples with a complex elemental composition


                                                                                                                                      SDD Detector Enables High-Sensitivity and High-Speed Analysis
            Easy Operability Ensures Even First-Time Users Can Start Screening with Con dence
                                                                                                                                      Around Twice the Sensitivity                       Less Than Half the Measurement Time for Metal Samples
            Easy operability is not limited to measurement operations. Operations for starting up and checking the instrument (energy check and   The lower detection limit for RoHS elements is about half the   Compared to the previous model used for RoHS analysis, it
            quantitative value control analysis) are easy and reliable too.
                                                                                                                                      level of the previous model used for RoHS-directive-restricted   requires less than half the time for metal sample measurements.
                                                                                                                                      material analysis.
            Startup in Three Steps
                                                                                                                                      [cps/uA]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   About
                                                                                                                                                               EDX-LE Plus               Previous model
                                                                                                                                                               Previous model                                                    17 minutes
                                                                                                                                                                    ─PbLb1               EDX-LE Plus               About 7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   minutes
                                                                                                                                                ─PbLa
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                                                                                                                                                                                               Comparison of Time Required to Measure Metal Samples
                     Initialize device.           Switch X-ray emission ON.     Wait for detector to stabilize.
                                                                                                                                                                                                (In screening mode, with automatic time reduction function OFF)
                                                                    The instrument will not move to the next step until stabilization is complete.
            Simply click                     Simply click
                                                                       (This ensures the instrument only operates when fully-stabilized.)
            To Check the Device Settings, Simply Follow the Instructions on the Screen                                                  10.0      11.0      12.0      13.0  [keV]
                                                                                                                                          Comparison of Lead Profiles in a Copper Alloy
                                                Check energy using the provided calibration sample. An illustration of the sample to
                                                be used is displayed, which eliminates any concern about using the wrong sample.
                                                                                                                                      High Energy Resolution Provides Strong Support for Samples with
                                                An energy check simply consists of placing the calibration sample in the sample       a Complex Elemental Composition
                                                chamber and clicking              .
                                                Similarly, for quantitative value control analysis, simply place the provided check   Since SDD detectors can provide both high sensitivity and high energy resolution, they are ideally suited for screening
                                                sample in the sample chamber and click              . The software assists with managing   applications, such as for composite materials containing many elements.
                                                the timing of control analysis by displaying a message if too much time has elapsed
                                                                                                                                      [cps/uA]  Pb
                                                since the last control analysis.
                                                                                                                                                                           EDX-LE Plus
                                                                                                                                                                           Previous model
                                                                                                                                       X-Ray Fluorescence Intensity  ─BiLa
                                                                                                                                                                           ─BiLb1


            Hardware with Extensive Functionality                                                                                                                     ─PbLb1
            High-Powered X-Ray Generator                                                                                                        ─PbLa
            The high-powered X-ray generator (max. 50 kV tube voltage, max. 1,000  A tube current, and max. 50 W output) enables
            high-sensitivity analysis.
            Equipped with Five Types of Primary Filters
            Five types of primary  lters are included (six if the OPEN position is included) for analyzing a wide range of elements, including   10.0  11.0   12.0       13.0       14.0
            RoHS elements.                                                                                                                                                     Energy [keV]

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      10                                                                                                                                                                                                            Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer  11
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