LIOS 500N is a modern powerful instrument that incorporates innovative technologies in spectroscopy, lasers, and software enabling unique measurements of chemical elements in a sample as well as 2D, 3D elemental mapping and in-depth profiling  

The most convenient and efficient analytical technique of choice for a wide range of applications

• Glass, ceramics and raw material

• Pure metals, alloys, and slag

• Minerals, ore, products of processing and enrichment

• Potassium salt and fertilizer

• Traces (impurity) in pure metals

• Plastics and rubber

• Natural materials (clays, sands, dolomite)

• Rich soil

• Processed raw materials

• Chemical reagents

• Medicinal raw materials

• Biological materials

• Archaeological artifacts

• Food

• Forage for animals

LIOS 500N is an ideal instrument for research, creation of new materials and processing technologies

Fast multielement qualitative and quantitative analysis

Analysis of extremely hard materials

• Analysis of light and heavy elements per one measurement

• High sensitive and accurate measurements in a wide range of concentrations

• Analysis in set points on a sample surface using XYZ motorized positioning and video system

• Minimal spot of analysis is 50 microns

• Analysis of inclusions and defects

• Layer-by-layer analysis

• Аnalysis of coatings and films

• Analysis of element concentration distribution on a sample surface with 10 micron scanning step

• Analysis of wires and tubes

• Minimal quantity of powder (100 mg) for a tablet preparation

• Change of a sample aggregate state is not required

• Cleaning of a sample surface by preliminary laser pulses

2D mapping

LIOS 500N is an ideal instrument for research, creation of new materials and processing technologies

Be concentration mapping on granite surface, %

Na concentration mapping on granite surface, %

The unique design of LIOS 500N makes it a very attractive instrument with high analytical performance and the lowest limits of detection

• Double-beam optical layout

• Thermostabilized construction

• Spectral range 175-800 nm

• High throughput aberration-free system with 500 mm focal length

• Dispersion 0.5 nm/mm (for 3600 l/mm grating) to 1.0 nm/mm (for 1800 l/mm grating)

• Operation in atmosphere of buffer gases (175-193 nm)

Detection limits up to 0.1 ppm and high reproducibility are provided by:

• Double-pulse nanosecond laser as a source of spectra excitation with 20 Hz p.r.r. of double pulse

• High energy and spatial stability

• Automated control of energy and spatial parameters in a wide range  
  

The newly designed instrument allows to register the most part of detectable elements per one laser pulse

Spectrum of titanium alloy, high resolution of spectral lines

Specially designed laser source for spectra excitation 

• Selection of analysis area with 100x magnification video camera

• Air exhaust system to 1 mm Hg

• System for analysis in buffer atmosphere

• Motorized multi-positional (12 positions) sample holder

• Simultaneous load of all kinds of samples
  with automatic switching between samples

• 2D elemental mapping  
  

• Fully automated measurements

• The whole set of samples for analysis is launched with a simple click

• Automatic focusing on a sample surface in the process of analysis

• Sample surface observation, selection of any point or area for analysis

• Layer-by-layer elemental analysis

• 3D profiling of chemical elements distribution 

• Control of pressure inside a sample chamber

• Development of new measuring procedures

• Data print out of the obtained data or transfer to PC

• Report generation tool

• Data base of spectral lines