CONSERVATION & FORENSICS

Conservation & Authentication of Art, Antiquities and Precious Metals: Authenticate art work; trace provenance; confirm precious metals. Analyze valuable objects non-destructively to retain value. XRF can give immediate information necessary to determine the authenticity of a painting by analyzing its pigment or, in the case of ceramics and statues, the base materials. Importers of gold, silver, platinum and palladium must pay duties specific to their reported "fineness." The tolerance for divergence of a precious metal from its indicated content or "fineness" is very specific as is its associated import duty.
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View Archaeometallurgy—Knives Application Brief [PDF]

Forensics: Thousands of Innov-X Handheld XRF Analyzers are used the world over on a daily basis, 24/7. The latest portable XRF technology from Innov-X Systems offers fast, high precision elemental analysis to obtain criminal or other legal evidence. Information from these analysis contributes to evidence for the prosecution. Although materials investigated vary from dental work to drug manufacture to gun shot residue, the high accuracy and low detection limits achievable with the Innov-X Portable XRF analyzer make it ideal for these unique challenges.
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Crime Scene Investigations: For years crime scene evidence has been analyzed using X-ray technology. Most crime scene scientific analyses are limited to laboratory work. Today, Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) can analyze evidence on the spot without transporting, altering, or damaging the evidence by using the Innov-X Handheld XRF analyzer. This is easily accomplished with state of the art software, special filters, tube windows and power control that offer the performance, portability and versatility required for on-the-spot crime scene investigations.