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A Takagi\u2013Taupin-informed simulation system turns this coupled design problem into a common limit of detection (LOD) optimization by chaining tube spectrum modeling, an approximate diffraction module, two-dimensional DCC focusing geometry, and an XRF forward model from the source spectrum to the LOD. Calibrated using laboratory reference measurements and evaluated through a synthetic perturbation-based internal self-consistency test over 13 configurations, the system supports comparative screening within the explored design space; absolute LOD prediction still requires independent experimental validation. The engineering-recommended LiF(220) benchmark achieves an Fe K\u03b1 LOD of 1.253 ppm under shared geometry, while a separate Ge(111) curvature scan reaches a conditional sampled minimum of 1.094 ppm at (Rm,Rs)=(75,20) mm; the two values arise from different conditions and are not directly rankable. 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