Patent ID: 7972062

Claim:
An X-ray analyzer comprising: a sample stage for holding and positioning a sample; an optical positioner assembly configured above the sample stage, the optical positioner assembly comprising: a body member having an opening; an optical positioner provided within the opening for aligning optical components within the opening; at least one X-ray optic secured to the optical positioner; and an optical viewing lens coupled to a first camera secured to the optical positioner; at least one X-ray tube optically coupled to the at least one X-ray optic; and at least one X-ray detector positioned to view the sample through a port of the body member of the optical positioner assembly, wherein the optical positioner is configured to align one of the at least one X-ray optic and the optical viewing lens normal to the sample on the sample stage such that the sample is irradiated with X-rays along a first path when the X-ray optic is positioned normal to the sample and the optical viewing lens receives light reflected from the sample along a second path when the optical viewing lens is positioned normal to the sample.