Author 1:
Name & Surname: Bondarenko A. V.
Company: RIVS Science and Production Association (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
Work Position: Deputy Director, Professor
Scientific Degree: Candidate of Engineering Sciences
Contacts: e-mail: A_Bondarenko@rivs.ru

Author 2:
Name & Surname: Nikandrov I. S.
Company: RIVS Science and Production Association (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
Work Position: Head of subdivision

Author 3:
Name & Surname: Andreev D. S.
Company: RIVS Science and Production Association (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
Work Position: Head of subdivision

The article discusses one of the promising configurations of the analytic instrumentation package (AIP), including a small-size X-ray fluorescence spectrometer with the latest silicon drift detector and an X-ray mini pipe for the express-analysis of pulp slurry. AIP is defined in the article in accord with the RIVS concept of creation of the full-scale automatic analytical control system (AACS) for ore minerals and concentrates. AACS is composed of two subsystems, namely AIP and APSS (automatic pulp slurry sampling); APSS is also developed by RIVS, industrially trialed and certified. The issues of the prototype design are considered. The advantages of the prototype over analogous systems are described. The instrumentation characteristics and analysis capacities of AIP are experimentally evaluated. Based on the evaluation, AIP is compared with the best analytic instrumentation packages of Russian and foreign manufacture. On the ground of the research findings, the conclusion is made that the designed system meets the requirements of the effective operational analytical control over ore minerals and concentrates.

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