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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
                                                                            0    200   400   600   800   1000   1200
                                                                     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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