IP Library Granted Patent US 12,436,121
Granted Patent B2
US 12,436,121 · App. 18/274,617 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

X-ray fluorescence analysis device

Inventor: Yuta Saito (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
G01N23/223G01T1/17G01N2223/076G01N2223/1016G01N2223/304G01T1/247G01T1/366
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Patent No.
US 12,436,121
App. No.
18/274,617
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an X-ray fluorescence analyzer capable of performing an analysis under more favorable conditions depending on an analysis target. The X-ray fluorescence analyzer includes a detector 30 , preamplifiers 41 A, 41 B configured to amplify a detection signal from the detector into a staircase wave signal at different signal amplification factors G A , G B , a differentiating circuit 42 configured to convert the staircase wave signal into a differential wave signal, an A/D converter 43 configured to convert the differential wave digital signal to a digital signal, a signal processing unit 160 configured to detect a peak value from the digital signal, discriminate and count the peak value, and generate a histogram, and an input unit 51 configured to set the energy range of the fluorescent X-rays to be analyzed. Any one of the preamplifiers is automatically selected based on maximum energy in the set energy range.

Claims (12)

1. An X-ray fluorescence analyzer comprising:

a detector configured to detect fluorescent X-rays emitted from a sample irradiated with excitation X-rays;

preamplifiers each configured to amplify a detection signal from the detector into a staircase wave signal; and

a differentiating circuit configured to convert the staircase wave signal into a differential wave signal;

an A/D converter configured to convert the differential wave signal into a digital signal;

a signal processing unit configured to detect a peak value from the digital signal, discriminate and count the peak value, and generate a histogram; and

an input unit configured to set an energy range of fluorescent X-rays to be analyzed,

wherein an energy spectrum in the set energy range is generated based on the histogram,

wherein the preamplifiers are different in an amplification factor and arranged in a switchable manner, and

wherein any one of the preamplifiers is automatically selected based on maximum energy in the set energy range.

2. The X-ray fluorescence analyzer as recited in claim 1 ,

wherein the maximum energy in the set energy range of the fluorescent X-rays includes 40 KeV and 20 KeV.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2023
From: SAITO, YUTA
To: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064704/0932 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-010813 · Jan 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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