Unlike simpler flame and furnace spectrometers, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP) uses plasma to excite atoms in a sample into giving off light. The light can be analyzed by the spectrometer in order to identify and quantify the elements present. The plasma, almost universally made from argon gas, is created by electromagnetic induction. […]
Company Announcements Under an agreement announced in December 2008, inXitu will design and manufacture a portfolio of portable X-ray diffraction (XRD) instruments exclusively for Innov-X Systems, including the Terra field-portable XRD/X-ray fluorescence (XRF) system. In January, Thermo Fisher Scientific opened a demonstration lab in Sugar Land, Texas, for its X-ray spectrometry petrochemical solutions and launched […]
The set use of many atomic spectroscopy techniques for legally mandated environmental analysis applications should help to insulate the sector from the negative effects of the global economy. The continuing international interest in green technologies and environmental safety should also remain strong sources of growth in demand for atomic spectroscopy. The techniques most associated with […]
Company Announcements SPECTRO Analytical Instruments opened a laboratory and sales, service and marketing office in Tokyo, Japan, in May. The facility is jointly operated with EDAX. SPECTRO has an installed base in Japan of more than 700 systems. AMETEK opened an office in Vällingby, Sweden, in June, that will initially provide sales, service and technical […]
An X-ray diffraction (XRD) system transmits X-ray beams to a sample (generally a single crystal, metallic solid or a powder) and records the diffraction pattern that occurs when the X-ray photons encounter the inter-atomic gaps within the crystal structure. The results from the scattered photons are used to determine various properties of a sample, such […]
Company Announcements SPEX SamplePrep is now the exclusive US distributor of Katanax Automated Electric Fluxers. Skyray Instrument entered the US market in March with four instruments, including the portable Pocket-II x-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF). Thermo Fisher Scientific added an optical emission and X-ray spectroscopy product demonstration center to its Training Institute in West Palm Beach, […]
Atomic force microscopy’s (AFM) advent at the start of the semiconductor boom provided the technology an introduction into the private sector, but AFM’s potential is still being discovered. Park Systems specializes in AFM systems for research and industrial applications. AFM both measures and provides an image of a sample’s surface with subnanometer resolution by running […]
New Orleans, Louisiana, played host to the 59th annual Pittsburgh conference and exhibition (Pittcon), which was held March 1–7 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Although Pittcon took place against a backdrop of escalating fears of a US recession, one would have never known it. Companies were upbeat about future business prospects and the […]
Atomic Spectroscopy Applitek, a Belgian firm, debuted the eXaminer a portable/handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrument, which should begin shipping in August or September at a “competitive” price. In November 2007, Brooks Rand began shipment of the Merx methyl mercury system, which uses GC and its AFS mercury analyzer to make a direct measurement of methyl […]
There were certainly no lack of nominees for IBO’s choice of the top three product introductions at Pittcon 2008. In choosing the top three products, IBO selected systems that demonstrated notable technical achievements based on the vendor’s specifications, were innovative in their analytical approach and product packaging, and demonstrated real commercial potential. After all, the […]
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