Horiba, Ltd.

Kozo Kashihara

Yoshinori Hosokawa

Akimichi Kira

Akira Onoguchi

Seiichi Taniguchi

Sumito Ozawa

Gensiro Setou

An X-ray shielding mechanism to block off-axis X-rays for example, in an X-ray analytical instrument such as a fluorescent X-ray spectroscope is provided. X-rays are guided on-axis by elongated glass guide tubes and outer elongated metallic protective pipes are spatially positioned on the exterior of the glass guide tubes to block off-axis X-rays.

X-ray shielding mechanism for off-axis X-rays

An X-ray converging mirror that can be positioned adjacent an X-ray source for reflecting X-ray beams from the X-ray source includes an X-ray converging mirror having a reflecting surface of a cross-sectional profile expressed by a curve of the following equation:

X-ray converging mirror for an energy-dispersive fluorescent X-ray system

A X-ray analyzer can generate an X-ray beam for application to a sample position during a support sample stage. An X-ray shield wall having an aperture transmissive to the X-ray beams is positioned adjacent to the supporting sample stage with a transparent film member sealingly extending across the aperture. An X-ray detector is positioned adjacent the X-ray shield wall. The upper side of the X-ray shield wall can be sealed and placed in a vacuum state or backfilled with a gas such as helium. The sample can be mounted at atmospheric pressure beneath the aperture and X-ray shield wall whereby improved transmission and detection of X-rays is achieved.

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Miyanohigashi-machi, Japan

Kozo Kashihara