Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Geological Division in Banská Bystrica, Laboratory of X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

Type of services provided

Micro X-ray fluorescence spectrometry – non-destructive method for semi-quantitative elemental analysis with high sensitivity, especially for heavier elements, fast chemical analysis in points, line profiles or raster maps.

Research infrastructure/service category

• Micro X-ray Fluorescence (Micro-XRF) M4 TORNADO (Bruker): working stage, measurement in vacuum, Rh lamp, wide-angle camera and two coaxial digital microscopes 10x and 100x, SDD detector, polycapillary optics to 25 micron spot, analytical range Na – U.