Portable Precious Metals Analysis using Niton XRF Instruments

The NITON Precious Metal analyser (PMA) uses x-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology to analyse for the following suite of standard elements.

Au, Ag, Pt, Rh, Ru, Ir, Pd, Cu, Zn, Ni, Co, Fe*

*Other elements may be added or substituted, please contact NITON Corporation.

• » Single piece unit, weighing less than 1.3kg
• » Can be carried in waist belt holder
• » Quick-swappable batteries allow up to 12 hours continued use without power-down
• » High-strength, injection molded plastic housing withstands harsh analysis environments
• » Add new features and upgrade software in the field

The NITON PMA uses an Am²⁴¹ isotope for efficient excitation of all the platinum and gold alloys. The Am²⁴¹ isotope has a half-life of 431 years. There will be no perceptible loss of testing speed, and no re-sourcing required during the working life of the instrument. Accurate analysis of virtually any metal, with no user-required standardizations or calibrations, high resolution silicon PiN-diode detector (< 280 eV FWHM) and full fundamental parameters analysis.