Amptek Super SDD detector with 125 ev FWHM resolution

AMPTEK is the world leader in supplying low-cost, easy-to-use, thermoelectrically cooled X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Detectors and Electronics.

The Super SDD, Si-PIN, and CdTe detectors, with their Preamplifiers and Digital Pulse Processors (DPP), are ideal for OEMs developing table-top or hand-held XRF analyzers and for laboratory and field use. The XR-100SDD detector system and X-123SDD complete handheld spectrometer have 125eV resolution @ 5.9 keV, 11.2 µs Peaking Time, 82000 P/B, and 100,000 CPS.

OEMs have made Amptek their #1 choice.

Development of the award-winning, breakthrough XRF technology

Amptek developed the XR-100 X-ray detector for commercial use, which won the coveted R&D 100 award in 1994. This simple to use, thermoelectrically cooled X-Ray detector has been the technological breakthrough responsible for replacing cumbersome liquid nitrogen cooled detectors in many applications. Although developed for commercial use, the XR-100 was selected for the Pathfinder Mission to Mars where it successfully analyzed rocks and soil using X-Ray Fluorescence techniques (XRF). This successful instrument is the detector of choice in numerous Original Equipment Manufacturers' (OEM) applications using the XRF method. When Amptek began development of the thermoelectrically cooled detector there was virtually no hand-held or portable XRF market. No cost-effective technology existed with good enough performance in a small enough package that could be incorporated into a portable XRF analyzer. As the detector resolution improved, more applications emerged and the XR100 series became the standard of the industry. The thermoelectrically cooled detector has lowered the cost of XRF analysis, therefore providing access to the technique to markets and users never before thought possible by the analytical industry. With a low cost, high performance solution, XRF will expand and find new markets and applications as technological challenges demand innovative and reliable solutions.

Amptek Experimenter’s Kit - XRF made easy

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