XRD/XRF Instrument is suited for art conservation analysis.June 8, 2009 -
Designed as portable, combined XRD/XRF instrument, Duetto is used for phase/mineral and elemental identification of delicate materials (such as art work) or items too large to be brought into laboratories. This non-destructive analysis tool allows x-ray diffraction and fluorescence data to be obtained from one location on artifact, without touching it. Applications include paintings, manuscripts, and sculptures.
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Original Press release
inXitu Inc.
2551 Casey Avenue, Suite A
Mountain View, CA, 94043
USA
inXitu Introduces Duetto, a Non-Invasive, Portable, XRD/XRF Instrument for Art Conservation Analysis
A unique, non-destructive analysis tool, Duetto is the first portable, combined XRD/XRF instrument for phase/mineral and elemental identification of either delicate materials (such as art work) or items too large to be brought into the laboratory.
Duetto allows X-ray diffraction and fluorescence data to be obtained from a single location on an artifact, without touching the object, providing information on precious subjects such as: painting, manuscripts and sculpture.
inXitu's first installation of Duetto, at the Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles, is providing excellent data and a workshop on these results has been held in conjunction with the 2009 American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) convention in Los Angeles this month.
To read about Duetto in more detail, contact inXitu to receive a white paper on this exciting new technology.
For further information, please contact:
Rosemary Hills, Marketing Communications
inXitu, Inc.
Email: rosemary.hills@inxitu.net
About inXitu, Inc.
inXitu Inc. is a leader in portable XRD/XRF based instrumentation. They specialize in developing the technologies required to enable the next generation of scientific instruments used for materials analysis. The technology used in inXitu's portable rock and mineral analyzer received a prestigious R&D 100 award and was chosen to fly on the Mars Science Laboratory, Rover, scheduled for launch in 2009.
Incorporating key technologies from its portable XRD instrumentation and advanced sample handling techniques, inXitu have solutions targeted for identification and analysis in the areas of explosives, pharmaceuticals, forensics, art and archaeological materials. This new line of instruments offer performance comparable to laboratory XRD systems with the benefit of portability, significantly reduced sample preparation and reduced cost.
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