Rigaku Supermini200 WDXRF spectrometer

Rigaku has announced the release of the Supermini200 wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometer, an enhanced version of the Rigaku Supermini benchtop WDXRF spectrometer.

Elemental analysis is an important measurement made for industrial quality control and research and development, and WDXRF is one of the most powerful and well-established, non-destructive techniques for elemental analysis. Its advantages include light element sensitivity, good elemental resolving power and low limits of detection. The Supermini200 combines all of the advantages of traditional WDXRF elemental analysis systems in a smaller package, with a size that is 25% that of traditional WDXRF units. Unlike other techniques such as ICP and AA, no chemical preparation step is required, making sample preparation and clean-up much simpler.

The Supermini200 incorporates a number of advancements from the original Supermini, including newly designed and simplified software and an improved footprint. EZ Analysis is a software feature that simplifies everyday routine operation. A single interface contains comprehensive information about the status of samples, data measurement and analysis parameters, as well as a running output of results. The EZ Scan software module enables analysis of unknown samples with no prior set-up and with only a few clicks of the mouse to get started.

The product is suitable for labs replacing older WDXRF units or as a backup WDXRF system for time-sensitive industries.