X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis

SLICE – database and archiving tool for elemental analysis

SLICE (the Spectral Library Identification and Classification Explorer) is a software program developed by xk, Incorporated, in collaboration with the FBI. It is designed to archive, query and compare x-ray spectra acquired with both SEM and XRF instruments, and represents a revolutionary new approach to materials analysis. Its versatile capabilities result in reduced analysis times and improved accuracy of sample identification.

SLICE is ideally suited to researchers who wish to use EDX or XRF not merely to find out what elements are present, but to answer the ultimate question in materials analysis: “what is it?”.

HORIBA Scientific is the exclusive provider of the SLICE software and database to the worldwide XRF community.

The power of SLICE

  • SLICE will match an acquired spectrum against an ever-expanding database of reference materials.
  • SLICE identifies and classifies spectra from samples unsuitable for quantitative analysis (too small, irregular, etc).
  • SLICE archives your results with your observations and conclusions (PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, as well as images in all the standard formats), allowing traceability and often making future problem solving faster and easier.
  • SLICE eliminates the dependence of identification results on operator uniformity.
  • SLICE is designed to work with any PC controlled XRF or EDX instrument.