XRF drilling probe system and procedure for operating the XRF drilling probe

Abstract

The invention relates to an XRF drilling probe system and a method for operating an XRF drilling probe system, comprising at least: - a probe body (2), - an X-ray radiation source (4) arranged in the probe body (2), - a fluorescence and / or scattered radiation detector (5), the detector (5) being arranged in the probe body (2), an evaluation device (8) for evaluating the output signals generated by the detector (5), the evaluation device (8) being configured for analyzing elements of the irradiated material, the evaluation device (8) is further configured to determine the specific density of the irradiated material and / or to determine the distance between the probe body (2) and a drill wall (12).