X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is a non-destructive elemental analytical technique to identify what elements are contained and to determine how much concentration of the elements are contained in a material based on the fluorescence X-ray signals emitted from a material.

Among XRF analyzers, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analyzers are more suitable for screening analysis on a wide variety of sample applications thanks to its non-destructive approach, multiple element detection, less sample preparation, and shorter measurement time.

HORIBA has a long history of X-ray technologies since 1956 and we have continuously developed XRF analyzers with energy dispersive method. HORIBA XRF analyzers have widely been used in various fields: fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, pharmaceutical, and other industrial fields to detect foreign matter and develop new materials, as well as astrogeology, archaeology, forensics, and other research fields to perform non-destructive analyses on precious samples.