(Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: Billerica, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has launched the Niton XL2 GOLDD Series hand-held X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer. The company also introduced the enhanced Niton XL3t GOLDD+ Series, which offers features for advanced quality assurance. The instruments of choice in nondestructive elemental analysis solutions for metal alloy verification, Thermo Scientific Niton analyzers provide superior accuracy in grade identification and alloy chemistry in seconds.

Thermo Scientific’s geometrically optimized, large-area drift detector (GOLDD) technology delivers faster measurement times and lower detection limits—as much as 10 times faster than conventional Si-PIN detectors and up to three times more precise than conventional, smaller silicon drift detectors (SDD). This innovative technology also allows light-element analysis of magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) without helium purge or vacuum assist. When joined with advanced Thermo Scientific Niton analyzer proprietary electronics, new levels of analytical capabilities are realized.

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