SciAps Portable Benchtop XRF PowerHouse X
The first field-portable XRF with an 80 kV X-ray tube — measure heavy REEs like Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Yb.
Conventional portable XRF stops at 50 kV, leaving heavy rare earths under-excited and buried in spectral overlaps. The PowerHouse is a closed-beam benchtop you can carry: three beams at 10, 40 and 80 kV, reaching 5–25 ppm across the REE suite in minutes rather than weeks waiting on a lab.
One Benchtop, Three Applications
Every application shares the same carryable, closed-beam, interlocked body with twin Li-ion batteries and 6+ hours of runtime. The tube, detector and app change with the work.
GeoChem
80 kV for heavy and light rare earths
The industry's only field-portable XRF running to 80 kV, for heavy REEs, light REEs and the pathfinders Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb and Ba, plus 25 more elements used in mining and exploration. Three beams — 10, 40 and 80 kV — and five primary filters deliver 5–25 ppm detection limits across the REE suite, in minutes rather than weeks. GPS tags every result, and two cameras cover the chamber and the sample.
- PX50 GeoChem is the affordable alternative: a 50 kV, 200 µA tube and 25 mm² detector, giving the best achievable limits on the light REEs while still reaching from magnesium through uranium. Choose it when the work doesn't need the heavy rare earths.
- 1Excitation source — 80 kV, three beams at 10 / 40 / 80 kV
- 2Detector — 50 mm² SDD, < 150 eV, 150k cps
- 3Detection limits — 5 – 25 ppm across the REE suite
- 4Beam filters — Five primary filters
A Benchtop XRF You Can Carry
First-Ever 80 kV Portable
An 80 kV miniature X-ray tube efficiently excites the K-shell lines of both light and heavy REEs — reaching detection limits no other portable XRF can.
Measures Heavy REEs
Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb and more — high-energy K-lines avoid the spectral overlaps with Fe, Cu, and Ni that defeat conventional handhelds.
Battery-Powered & Shielded
Fully shielded and safety-interlocked, running 6+ hours on twin Li-ion batteries or AC power — carried from site to site with no loss of analytical power.
Two Cameras
One views the testing chamber; the second captures external photo-documentation, tagging results with high-resolution spatial coordinates.
Cloud-Enabled
Fully Cloud-enabled with built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS for real-time results and reporting.
Familiar SciAps UI
Runs the same intuitive SciAps interface as the handhelds — data is easy to acquire, record, and share.
Element Coverage by Application
Every element the PowerHouse X is calibrated for, across all three applications — set it against any handheld X-Series model to see what the 80 kV benchtop adds. Each application carries its own calibrated package, listed below; others can be substituted on request, and cost depends on the element.
PowerHouse X covers 59 elements
Only the PowerHouse X measures (14)Ru, Rh, Pd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Hf, Re, Ir, Pt
Only the X-555 measures (1)Tl
By application
Point at one to see it on the table.
50 elements in GeoChem
Every element calibrated across each analyzer's standard applications. Other elements can be added on request for any model.
PowerHouse X Specifications
- Excitation source
- 80 kV miniature X-ray tube
- Heavy REEs
- Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu
- Light REEs
- La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu
- Pathfinders
- Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, Ba
- Element coverage
- REEs + pathfinders + 25 more mining elements
- Cameras
- Two — testing-chamber view and external photo-documentation
- Power
- Twin Li-ion batteries (6+ hours) or AC power
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS; fully Cloud-enabled
- Safety
- Fully shielded and safety-interlocked
Other Analyzers to Consider
X-555
55 kV handheld for light REEs and soils when 80 kV isn't needed
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X-505
Handheld alloy and mining work at a lower price
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Z-903
LIBS for lithium, carbon and every element hydrogen to uranium
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ReveNIR
VisNIR mineralogy — identifies the minerals XRF can only infer
View→Where the PowerHouse X goes to work
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does measuring heavy rare earths need 80 kV?
Heavy REEs such as Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Yb are best measured on their K-shell lines, which need far more energy to excite than a 50 kV tube provides. Read on their L-lines instead, they overlap badly with common metals like Fe, Cu and Ni. The 80 kV tube reaches those K-lines, so the overlaps disappear.
Is the PowerHouse X really portable?
It runs 6+ hours on twin Li-ion batteries or on AC power, which also recharges them, and it is built as a closed-beam interlocked system for field use. It is a benchtop analyzer you can take to the site rather than a lab instrument that must stay put.
What detection limits can I expect on rare earths?
Between 5 and 25 ppm across the full suite of heavy and light REEs, depending on the element, in a few minutes per sample.
Which application should I choose?
GeoChem for rare earths and pathfinders at 80 kV, or the PX50 at 50 kV for soils, rock and ores from Mg to U; Alloy for grade ID and light elements in metal; Precious Metals for gold, precious-metal alloys and jewelry.
Does it record where a sample was taken?
Yes. GPS is built in and results are tagged with spatial coordinates, and two cameras — one on the testing chamber, one external — document the sample itself.