SPACER ACCESSORY FOR XRF HANDHELD ANALYZERS

摘要

Disclosed is an attachable spacer applied to the front base plate of a hand-held and self-contained XRF testing device that holds the face plate at a forwards tilt towards a test sample, and ensures that only the top rim of the face plate ever touches a test sample. The resulting triangular gap minimizes contact between the front plate window and the test surface, prevents the transfer of heat to the XRF testing device's circuitry, and locks in a fixed distance between the face plate of the XRF testing device and the sample being tested.

主权项

1. An X-Ray Florescence (XRF) test system comprises an XRF test instrument used for testing a test object's responses to X-rays, the instrument comprising a front face configured to be placed facing the test object, the front face including a test window through which the X-rays and its responsive energy is allowed to pass through, wherein the front face and the window are substantially in the same plane,
the system further comprising at least one spacer to be attached to or be part of the front face to create a constant space between the front face and the test object when the front face is put against the test object.