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A powerful combination: SciAps is a Malvern Panalytical company
The SciAps Z-903 handheld LIBS analyzer accomplishes what no other portable analyzer has done. It’s a handheld that measures every element in the periodic table of elements – from H to U.
It uses the same powerful laser as SciAps Z-901 and Z-902 models, but with an extended spectrometer range from 190 nm to 950 nm.
Triple spectrometer: 190-950 nm with 3x resolution
Argon cartridge: an inert argon environment improves spectral signal-to-noise ratio
Internal camera: precise targeting of analysis location
Macro-camera: photo documentation of samples, reading barcodes and QR codes
Report generation: full featured, with available cloud data management and reporting
Narrow snout: tapered for wields or difficult to access test locations
Laser safety sensor: patented sample sensor allows Class 1 operation subject to LSO approval
Intuitive Android operating system with app based software
High resolution display: rear-facing display for easy viewing
Rugged metal body: maximum durability and minimal service costs
The Z-903 is the world’s only handheld offering elemental micro-analysis in the field. Users may set up the raster to a grid pattern, using the 100 um laser spot size for elemental heat mapping point-by-point.
For bulk samples, the Z can be set to average results from every raster location for a bulk sample result, just like handheld XRF analysis.
Image: An X-ray fluorescence map (XFM) for Fe. SciAps handheld LIBS now allows targeted microanalysis of geological samples in the field. The corresponding LIBS element distribution map for Fe shows excellent correlation with the XFM map. Australian Synchrotron’s X-ray fluorescence microprobe (XFM) data courtesy of Shaun Barker (University of Waikato) and Jeremy Vaughan (Barrick).
The laser strike pattern, cleaning shots, spectrometer settings are all under user control.
The analyzer includes advanced software for modifying all settings, comparing spectral data, and for generating quantitative calibration curves.
The Z-903 features the same Android OS and intuitive App-driven software as all other SciAps models.
The Z-903 is most widely used for mineral exploration, including lithium in both hard rock and brines.
It is also used in forensics, authentication, archeology and oil/gas exploration due to the wide elemental range.
| Weight | 4.35 lbs. (1.97 kg) with battery |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 10.75 x 2.875 x 8.625 inches |
| Power | On board rechargeable Li-ion battery, rechargeable inside device or with external charger, AC power |
| Spectral bandwidth | 190-950 nm |
| Display | 3.5-inch high-brightness color touchscreen, readable in all conditions
Rear-facing display for easy results viewing |
| Sample Interface | Integrated camera and laser target indicator before and during analysis provide proper sample alignment
Includes 2nd macro camera for scanning QR or bar codes and for photo-documentation and report generation |
| Data storage | Results Storage: 32 GB SD |
| Processing electronics and host processor | ARM Quad Cortex -A53 1.2GHz
Memory: 2 GB LPDDR3, 16 GB eMMC |
| Drift | On-board automated drift correction software with factory or user-provided reference materials |
| Regulatory testing | CE, RoHS, USFDA registered. Class 3b laser
Sample sensor on board, allows for operation under Class 1 conditions subject to local LSO approval |
| Laser raster | On-board Y stage for rastering laser to discrete locations for targeted analysis or averaging |
| Data Transfer | Built on Google’s Android platform for real-time data exporting, including built-in WiFi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth (BR/EDR+BLE), GPS and USB-C to connect to virtually any information management system |
| Security | Password protected
Multi-user support with configurable access |
| Environment | SciAps proprietary Opti-Purge inert argon environment improves spectral signal-to-noise ratio; improves performance in UV range |
| Calibration check | Internal 316 stainless check standard for calibration verification and wavelength scale validation |
| Grade library | 500+ grades, multi-library support, libraries may be added or edited |
| Analysis range | One or more lines from all elements in the periodic table |
The key to rock-solid, in-field carbon analysis for alloys.
Argon purge is essential for quantitative analysis with LIBS and OES, and for carbon it’s critical.
SciAps patented Opti-Purge technique is a key component for measuring carbon accurately. Opti-Purge delivers argon exactly where it’s needed and uses about 1,000 times less argon than a spark OES, allowing for a user-replaceable canister.
Operators can analyze up to 600 samples with the argon canister for most alloy testing, and 125-200 samples for carbon analysis.
The SciAps laser delivers 5-6 mJ/pulse on the sample, with a 50 Hz repetition rate.
As any user of spark OES knows, sample prep is critical for carbon analysis - a good grind and a good pre-burn are as critical for LIBS as for spark OES. The Z-903 high-energy and high-rep rate laser (50 Hz) rapidly burns off surface contamination in order to provide a good analysis.
Rastering is critical for accurate carbon tests with LIBS. The Z-903 moves the laser to 6 distinct locations and analyzes each spot for 0.5 seconds for every 3-second test. The laser is typically 50 um diameter beam.
On that scale, micro inclusions in the alloys and the grain structure of the alloy can impact the analysis. By averaging across six unique locations, the system collects data that is representative of the alloy, not just an individual location.
Multi-shot averaging and data rejection are critical to getting the best carbon tests.
The combination of these two features, known as analysis averaging, allows the operator to (optionally) reject test data with significant point-by-point discrepancies then automatically create a final result.
Proper alignment is critical to getting good analysis. Take out the guess work with a micro-camera and LED Spotlight.
The camera shows the sample in high resolution and ensures that the instrument is positioned correctly; the LED Spotlight shows exactly where the laser will burn the sample.
Get a good burn every time.
Argon costs just pennies per test, far less expensive than spark OES and much more convenient.
What does that mean in real terms? It depends if you are doing carbon tests or general alloy tests. You can expect to get about 100 tests per canister for carbon, and 600 tests for general alloy; if you buy your argon canisters in the 10 pack, it will cost you $65 ($6.50 each), which means 6 cents, or 1 cent per test, respectively.
Don’t always need carbon? Then add on the Dual Burn capability for non-carbon tests in air.
PMI and NDT
Steel production
Please contact support for the latest user manuals.
Please contact support for the latest software version.
A powerful combination: SciAps is a Malvern Panalytical company
The SciAps Z-903 handheld LIBS analyzer accomplishes what no other portable analyzer has done. It’s a handheld that measures every element in the periodic table of elements – from H to U.
It uses the same powerful laser as SciAps Z-901 and Z-902 models, but with an extended spectrometer range from 190 nm to 950 nm.
Triple spectrometer: 190-950 nm with 3x resolution
Argon cartridge: an inert argon environment improves spectral signal-to-noise ratio
Internal camera: precise targeting of analysis location
Macro-camera: photo documentation of samples, reading barcodes and QR codes
Report generation: full featured, with available cloud data management and reporting
Narrow snout: tapered for wields or difficult to access test locations
Laser safety sensor: patented sample sensor allows Class 1 operation subject to LSO approval
Intuitive Android operating system with app based software
High resolution display: rear-facing display for easy viewing
Rugged metal body: maximum durability and minimal service costs
The Z-903 is the world’s only handheld offering elemental micro-analysis in the field. Users may set up the raster to a grid pattern, using the 100 um laser spot size for elemental heat mapping point-by-point.
For bulk samples, the Z can be set to average results from every raster location for a bulk sample result, just like handheld XRF analysis.
Image: An X-ray fluorescence map (XFM) for Fe. SciAps handheld LIBS now allows targeted microanalysis of geological samples in the field. The corresponding LIBS element distribution map for Fe shows excellent correlation with the XFM map. Australian Synchrotron’s X-ray fluorescence microprobe (XFM) data courtesy of Shaun Barker (University of Waikato) and Jeremy Vaughan (Barrick).
The laser strike pattern, cleaning shots, spectrometer settings are all under user control.
The analyzer includes advanced software for modifying all settings, comparing spectral data, and for generating quantitative calibration curves.
The Z-903 features the same Android OS and intuitive App-driven software as all other SciAps models.
The Z-903 is most widely used for mineral exploration, including lithium in both hard rock and brines.
It is also used in forensics, authentication, archeology and oil/gas exploration due to the wide elemental range.
| Weight | 4.35 lbs. (1.97 kg) with battery |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 10.75 x 2.875 x 8.625 inches |
| Power | On board rechargeable Li-ion battery, rechargeable inside device or with external charger, AC power |
| Spectral bandwidth | 190-950 nm |
| Display | 3.5-inch high-brightness color touchscreen, readable in all conditions
Rear-facing display for easy results viewing |
| Sample Interface | Integrated camera and laser target indicator before and during analysis provide proper sample alignment
Includes 2nd macro camera for scanning QR or bar codes and for photo-documentation and report generation |
| Data storage | Results Storage: 32 GB SD |
| Processing electronics and host processor | ARM Quad Cortex -A53 1.2GHz
Memory: 2 GB LPDDR3, 16 GB eMMC |
| Drift | On-board automated drift correction software with factory or user-provided reference materials |
| Regulatory testing | CE, RoHS, USFDA registered. Class 3b laser
Sample sensor on board, allows for operation under Class 1 conditions subject to local LSO approval |
| Laser raster | On-board Y stage for rastering laser to discrete locations for targeted analysis or averaging |
| Data Transfer | Built on Google’s Android platform for real-time data exporting, including built-in WiFi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth (BR/EDR+BLE), GPS and USB-C to connect to virtually any information management system |
| Security | Password protected
Multi-user support with configurable access |
| Environment | SciAps proprietary Opti-Purge inert argon environment improves spectral signal-to-noise ratio; improves performance in UV range |
| Calibration check | Internal 316 stainless check standard for calibration verification and wavelength scale validation |
| Grade library | 500+ grades, multi-library support, libraries may be added or edited |
| Analysis range | One or more lines from all elements in the periodic table |
The key to rock-solid, in-field carbon analysis for alloys.
Argon purge is essential for quantitative analysis with LIBS and OES, and for carbon it’s critical.
SciAps patented Opti-Purge technique is a key component for measuring carbon accurately. Opti-Purge delivers argon exactly where it’s needed and uses about 1,000 times less argon than a spark OES, allowing for a user-replaceable canister.
Operators can analyze up to 600 samples with the argon canister for most alloy testing, and 125-200 samples for carbon analysis.
The SciAps laser delivers 5-6 mJ/pulse on the sample, with a 50 Hz repetition rate.
As any user of spark OES knows, sample prep is critical for carbon analysis - a good grind and a good pre-burn are as critical for LIBS as for spark OES. The Z-903 high-energy and high-rep rate laser (50 Hz) rapidly burns off surface contamination in order to provide a good analysis.
Rastering is critical for accurate carbon tests with LIBS. The Z-903 moves the laser to 6 distinct locations and analyzes each spot for 0.5 seconds for every 3-second test. The laser is typically 50 um diameter beam.
On that scale, micro inclusions in the alloys and the grain structure of the alloy can impact the analysis. By averaging across six unique locations, the system collects data that is representative of the alloy, not just an individual location.
Multi-shot averaging and data rejection are critical to getting the best carbon tests.
The combination of these two features, known as analysis averaging, allows the operator to (optionally) reject test data with significant point-by-point discrepancies then automatically create a final result.
Proper alignment is critical to getting good analysis. Take out the guess work with a micro-camera and LED Spotlight.
The camera shows the sample in high resolution and ensures that the instrument is positioned correctly; the LED Spotlight shows exactly where the laser will burn the sample.
Get a good burn every time.
Argon costs just pennies per test, far less expensive than spark OES and much more convenient.
What does that mean in real terms? It depends if you are doing carbon tests or general alloy tests. You can expect to get about 100 tests per canister for carbon, and 600 tests for general alloy; if you buy your argon canisters in the 10 pack, it will cost you $65 ($6.50 each), which means 6 cents, or 1 cent per test, respectively.
Don’t always need carbon? Then add on the Dual Burn capability for non-carbon tests in air.
PMI and NDT
Steel production
Please contact support for the latest user manuals.
Please contact support for the latest software version.
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