Quantitative analysis of elements is typically carried out using atomic absorption spectrometers such as the Shimadzu AA-7000, consisting of a primary light source for the target element, an atomization unit, a monochromator to set the specific wavelength of light to be measured . Quantitative analysis of elements is typically carried out using atomic absorption spectrometers such as the Shimadzu AA-7000, consisting of a primary light source for the target element, an atomization unit, a monochromator to set the specific wavelength of light to be measured . Atomic spectroscopy includes a variety of technologies that are designed primarily for the determination of the elemental composition of samples from many industries, e. environmental, geochemical, metallurgical, pharmaceutical, food, agriculture and more. Among these techniques, the most popular. Commonly employed techniques to non-destructively determine the composition of an unknown sample are X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy. X-ray fluorescence provides elemental composition information for boron (B) through uranium (U) from parts-per-million. SPECTRO offers a broad range of elemental analysis technologies and spectrometer solutions — ICP‑OES/ICP‑AES, ICP-MS, XRF Analyzers, Handheld XRF, Stationary Metal Analyzers, and Mobile Metal Analyzers —to meet diverse industrial and environmental needs. What Is Elemental Analysis? Elemental. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (abbreviated as both EDS and EDX analysis) is a powerful analytical technique used to identify and quantify the elemental composition of materials. The Bruker line of handheld XRF elemental composition analyzers offers the utmost in analytical ease.