Exum Instruments Massbox LALI-TOF-MS analytical device

Exum Instruments has released its Massbox Laser Ablation, Laser Ionisation Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (LALI-TOF-MS) device, featuring patented technology that provides chemical analysis with trace element sensitivity, overcoming the limitations of other elemental analytical techniques to deliver results in minutes via a user-friendly, intuitive interface. Developed by Exum Instruments founder Jeff Williams, LALI-TOF-MS can take any solid material and rapidly identify the full periodic table of its constituents.

Packaged into a compact, desktop instrument, the Massbox delivers quantitative analysis down to trace level for all elements in the periodic table; elemental mapping on areas up to 83 x 83 mm down to 5 µm resolution; depth profiling for analysis of surface modifications, with the system’s laser typically removed tens of nanometres per shot; and rapid screening, allowing users to identify unknown materials or detect trace elements in just seconds. The instrument can be applied to fields such as materials science, battery research, chemistry, and environmental and earth science.