ANALYSIS AND SORTING
The new S8 TIGER Series 2 introduces novel
HighSense™ technology which offers an
exceptional linear dynamic range, thus
enabling higher precision levels for process and
quality control in minerals and mining
applications
HighSense™ technology which offers an
exceptional linear dynamic range, thus enabling
higher precision levels for process and quality
control in minerals and mining applications. In
addition, measurement times are significantly
reduced, sample throughput is increased, and
time-to-result is improved, typically by 25%.
The S8 TIGER Series 2 also features XRF2
small spot mapping for detailed maps of
elemental distributions in materials. With a 300
μm spot size, XRF2 offers the highest spatial
resolution available in WDXRF. “This makes the
S8 TIGER Series 2 an excellent system for both
industrial QC labs as well as for industrial and
academic research and methods development
laboratories.”
In addition, the S8 TIGER Series 2 new
HighSense X-ray optics improves both sensitivity
and spectral resolution. This benefits a wide
range of applications including optimisation of
mineral beneficiation processes in mining.
The S8 TIGER Series 2 offers intuitive and
robust operation with a new multilingual
TouchControl™ interface. The S8 TIGER Series 2
is designed for high sample throughput and easy
integration into automated analytical
laboratories. Optimal instrument uptime and low
cost of operation are ensured with the unique
SampleCare™ feature that protects system
components while running liquid petrochemical
samples, or powders.
Dr Kai Behrens, the Bruker AXS Head of XRF
Product Management, commented: "The S8
TIGER Series 2 combines unequalled robustness
and reliability with highest analytical
performance, flexibility and application range in
WDXRF. Its new HighSense technology allows
tighter quality and process control, while the new
XRF2 mapping tool benefits both R&D of new
materials, as well as the optimisation of
industrial processes."
The new sixth generation Rigaku MiniFlex
benchtop X-ray diffraction instrument is a general
purpose X-ray diffractometer that can perform
qualitative and quantitative analysis of
polycrystalline materials. It is designed to deliver
speed and sensitivity through innovative
technology enhancements such as the HyPix-400
MF 2D hybrid pixel array detector (HPAD) coupled
with an available 600 W X-ray source and new 8-
position automatic sample changer. The company
states that the new sixth generation MiniFlex X-
ray diffractometer (XRD) “is a multipurpose
analytical instrument that can determine: phase
identification and quantification, percent (%)
crystallinity, crystallite size and strain, lattice
parameter refinement, Rietveld refinement, and
molecular structure. It is widely used in research,
especially in material science and chemistry, as
well as in industry for research and quality
control. It is the newest addition to the MiniFlex
series of benchtop X-ray diffraction analysers
from Rigaku, which began with the introduction
of the original MiniFlex system decades ago.”
Malvern Panalytical recently announced the
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