Itrax Core Scanner combines scanning XRF, x-ray radiographic images, and high quality optical images from a RGB line camera with crossed polarizing filters. Magnetic susceptibility measurements can also be added.

Sample length is up to 185 centimeters.

Sample types include wet, split sediment cores in liners, drill cores, slabs, and other flat samples.

This instrument really excels in terms of speed and data quality, especially when it comes to millimeter level and sub millimeter increment scanning. The scanning step size is variable in the 10-0.2 (0.1) millimeter range. This flexibility allows for quick overview scans as well as detailed high resolution scans. Itrax Core Scanner has a very useful feature in that it does not loose speed as the step size is decreased, all the way down to 0.2 (0.1) millimeter.

The built-in x-ray radiography is a useful complement to the XRF, since it shows an image of the often small variations in density variation and chemistry along the sample, allowing for visualization of layered structures.

The RGB camera has crossed polarizing filter in order to minimize the surface effects of the the sample surface, due to water, etc.

Measurements are non destructive and performed without touching the sample surface.

The elements that can be detected range from Mg-U. The detection limits vary depending on choice of x-ray tube anode element.

The concentrations and all other data are available directly after the analysis, without need for calibration with other analyses.

You find this instrument installed at many renowned universities and research institutes.

Itrax Core Scanner data are published in over 200 new scientific articles every year, making it the most used XRF scanner for scientific publishing by far. ​