XRF Facility

The Core Scanner is designed to measure (ideally flat) split core sections or slabs.

 

Equipment: XRF Core Scanner  

Model/Brand: AV60630  Avaatech 

Specifications

Sediment slabs / flat cuts / Speleothem samples

Thickness: 1-70 mm Width: 40-140 mm                                           

X-ray Detection

  • X-ray Source: 50W-100W / 50 keV (adjustable), Rhodium type anode and 25 µm Be window

  • X-ray Detector: An SGX Silicon Drift Detector CUBE, with an energy resolution of 133 eV at 5.9 keV, a collimated area of 50 mm² and a 8 µm thick Beryllium window

Slit System

  • Resolution downcore: 0.1–10 mm
  • Width crosscore: Variable between 2–12 mm
Scanner Positioning
  • X-direction: Range: 0-155 cm Accuracy: +/- 0.003 mm
  • Z-direction: Repeatability: 0.05 mm or better

 

Applications

For rapid and non-destructive semi-quantitative determination of the elemental (Al - U) composition of sediments (e.g. marine, lacustrine)