AttoMap MicroXRF Gallery
Results from our AttoMap products are shown below. Note that these are qualitative images but the AttoMap also provides powerful quantitative capabilities (weight percentage and AI-based clustering analyses) with sensitivities ranging down to sub-ppm (sub-Angstrom equivalent thickness).
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McMasterSteel-SegregationDefect
Manganese (Mn) and Silicon (Si) mapping of a segregation defect found in a continuously cast steel sample scanned in the AttoMap-310. Maps were obtained using Cobalt and Molybdenum (L-Lines) as the excitation source to target the Mn and Si from Sigray’s unique multi-target x-ray source. (Attribution: McMaster Steel Research Centre)
FingerprintScans
Scan of a fingerprint on paper taken in the AttoMap-310 using the Cr anode and low energy (4 keV) optic.
Metallic contaminants in plant root
Elemental map of the Pinus halepensis root with symbiotic fungi. The color of each element is: Ca (blue), Fe (red), K (green), Mn (magenta), Ti (yellow), Si (white), and Cr (cyan).
Correlation of AttoMap with Optical and SEM-EDS
Contaminants in Battery Electrodes
Trace-level Ni, Mn, and Co contaminants found in battery anode. Published in Zan et al., PNAS 2022, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2203199119
Cl, S, and P of mouse cortex
Hyperaccumulating Plant
Hyperaccumulating seedling shown with K (red), Ni (blue), Cl (green) elements selected. Zoom-in of seedling roots shows trace uptake of Mn. Roots zoom-in shown with K (red), Ni (blue), Mn (green).
Courtesy of Dr. Antony van der Ent and Dr. Peter Erskine, The University of Queensland, Australia
Saxifrage leaf
Distribution of elements in a leaf: Zn (blue), Fe (green), Ce (red)
Courtesy of Cerege, CNRS, Aix-Marseille University
Boron Spectra
Spectra showing strength of boron signal in a doped semiconductor sample.
Geological composite image
Oxygen (green), Phosphorus (red), Arsenic (pink), Calcium (blue), and Copper (yellow) mapped in a geological rock. Courtesy Dr. S.S. Chinnasamy, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Fossilized Fish
Fossilized fish, showing Strontium (green), Ca (blue), and Cu (red)
Rare Earth Elements in Rock
Four-color composite of a large rock sample, with yttrium (yellow) distributions shown. Other colors correspond to iron (red), potassium (green), manganese (blue)
Correlative microscopy of human-derived calcite
Pathologic human-derived calcite. Imaged with correlative microXRF to show distribution of iron and Ca/P ratios and then on our correlative 3D XRM for structural information. Imaged on AttoMap and PrismaXRM systems. Courtesy UCLA Health.
XRF of Daphnia (water flea)
Exposed and non-exposed daphnia magna water fleas, which are used to study bioaccumulation of toxic metals to determine environmental standards. Sample courtesy of Dr. Bjorn de Samber and Vince Lazlo at the University of Ghent.
Cadmium Accumulating Turf Grass
Potassium (green), calcium (red), and cadmium (blue). Cadmium not seen in the control sample.
Turf Grass: Control Sample
Control root sample with potassium (green), calcium (red), and manganese (blue) shown
Hyperaccumulating Leaf
Leaf of a Maganese hyperaccumulating plant showing: backscattered low Z elements including carbon (green), Ca (blue), and Mn (red), with low levels of trace Mn detected.
Courtesy of Dr. Antony van der Ent and Dr. Peter Erskine, The University of Queensland, Australia
Sphene in Limenite X-108
Fe channel shown in overview scan. A region of interest was identified and elements of interest (Zr, Ca, Ti) are shown.
Courtesy of Dr. Wei Tan, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
Arsenopyrite gold slice
Tricolor composite of a pyrite sample. Shown are Fe (red), Bi (green), and Pb (blue)
Courtesy of Dr. Wei Tan, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
Mutant Arabidposis microXRF
19-day leaf of a mutant OPT3 Arabidopsis plant, showing trace-level accumulation of iron (e.g. ug/cm^2)
Results comparable to previous runs on the synchrotron
Provided by Prof. Olena Vatamaniuk and Dr. Ju-Chen Chia, Cornell University
Arabidposis Fe Channel
Leaves of a mutant OPT3 Arabidopsis plant, showing trace-level accumulation of iron (e.g. ug/cm^2)
Left: synchrotron results on a mature leaf (mature leaves have been demonstrated to have significantly higher Fe concentration)
Right: Sigray AttoMap results on a 19-day Arabidopsis plant showing trace Fe accumulation
Provided by Prof. Olena Vatamaniuk and Dr. Ju-Chen Chia, Cornell University
Mouse Brain Samples
Mapping dysregulations of elements in Parkinson model mouse brain sections
Courtesy of Prof. Simon James and Dr. Erin MacAllum, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Ge on Silicon
Point analysis of laddered sample with 2nm, 5nm, and 10nm Ge thicknesses
Geological Rock
Compositional mapping of O (blue), Mg (green), Na (red), Ti (yellow), and K (teal) in a geological rock. Courtesy Ron Rasch, University of Queensland.
Geological standards
Geological standards used to calibrate AttoMap’s mineralogy software. Demonstrated is the system’s sensitivity to metals down to organics.
Steel with Carbon and Oxygen
Large FOV of steel with carbon and oxygen imaged using the AttoMap-310, which has down to sub-ppm sensitivities.
Garden Flower
One of our staff members plucked a flower from her garden and we scanned it in the AttoMap. Iron, calcium, and potassium distributions are shown in this tri-color image.
Pressed flowers
Pressed flowers showing distribution of Ti, Ca, and K elements
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