Spectroscopy
Fast and fl exible XRF spectrometer for elemental analysis
Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the Thermo Scientific™ ARL™ X900 XRF Spectrometer, designed to meet the specific needs of lab managers in metallurgy, mining, and cement industries. This advanced instrument analyses over twenty elements in under one minute, combining exceptional speed and reliability while building upon the legacy of the well-known Thermo Scientific™ ARL™ 9900 XRF Spectrometer.
The ARL X900 Spectrometer enhances precision and versatility, empowering lab managers to streamline operations, reduce production costs, and boost overall efficiency. Its unique features, including a full XRF goniometer, high-performance fixed channels, and dual-sample loader, offer users increased flexibility and throughput for industrial process control. By integrating advanced XRF and XRD capabilities, the ARL X900 enables
comprehensive material characterisation and phase analysis for applications in cement, direct reduced iron (DRI), and aluminium smelting.
With the ARL X900 Spectrometer, lab managers can expect a robust solution that surpasses their expectations for elemental analysis instrumentation. As one of the most precise WDXRF spectrometers on the market, it stands out as the only instrument combining XRF and XRD for advanced process control and material characterisation.
Key customers include metallurgy, mining, and cement plant laboratories, as well as process control labs in industries such as steel, aluminium, copper, slags, alloys, cement, clinker, raw materials (ores), and geochemistry. The ARL X900 offers accelerated elemental analysis, achieving rapid and precise results, which allows for quick decision-making and process optimisation. Users benefit from enhanced precision and flexibility through dual-sample loading and a unique combination of simultaneous and sequential XRF analysis, ensuring high reliability and operational flexibility. Additionally, the integrated compact XRD system enables detailed phase analysis, particularly valuable in applications such as cement, DRI, and aluminium electrolysis, empowering users with comprehensive process and quality control capabilities.
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Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy offers a fast and efficient alternative to traditional methods such as High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) for quantifying cannabidiol (CBD) in cannabis oils. FTIR spectroscopy simplifies the process and provides rapid results with sufficient precision for routine quality control.
Using an Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) accessory, FTIR spectrometers measure the absorbance of specific infrared peaks that directly correlate with CBD content. ATR technology enables direct analysis of liquid samples, requiring minimal sample preparation as the oil can be applied directly onto the ATR crystal without dilution or additional chemical reagents. This reduces preparation time and eliminates the risk of introducing errors during sample handling. These measurements allow the creation of accurate calibration models covering a wide range of CBD concentrations, ensuring reproducible results for various cannabis oil samples.
The Lyza 7000 FTIR spectrometer from Anton Paar optimises the process for maximum efficiency. With its guided five-step quantification feature, the instrument simplifies workflows, making CBD analysis straightforward. Producers benefit from fast, consistent data generation without the need for extensive chemical reagents or complex preparatory steps.
This streamlined approach enables cannabis oil producers to verify product quality and consistency quickly and effectively.
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Chromacity Ltd reports that the outstanding coupling efficiency and high stability of its Model 1040 ultrafast fibre laser enable the generation of exceptionally broad and flat supercontinua in the near-infrared region (750-1300 nm).
This compact and user-friendly laser provides an ideal solution for producing a cost-effective near- infrared supercontinuum by focusing ultrashort pulses into nonlinear materials, such as photonic crystal fibres. Unlike solid-state lasers, which typically produce beams with an elliptical cross- section, the Model 1040 laser outputs from a single- mode fibre, ensuring a perfectly symmetric beam that achieves coupling efficiencies exceeding 75% into photonic crystal fibres.
A technical note from Chromacity explores the implementation of supercontinuum generation in nonlinear fibres as a cost-effective method for producing broadband near-infrared light. This light source is well-suited for applications such as spectroscopy, optical coherence tomography, and CARS spectroscopy/microscopy.
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ilmt.co/PL/z5Vz. The Model 1040 is a fixed-wavelength femtosecond laser source that delivers ultrashort pulses with high average powers in the near-infrared region.
63770pr@reply-direct.com Ultra-compact Czerny-Turner spectrometer
Bullet spectrometers from AP Technologies bring the sensitivity and resolution advantages of the classic Czerny-Turner cavity design but replace the conventional arrangement of separate collimator and focussing mirror with a single complex concave reflector design. The design of the Bullet series enables a significant reduction in the overall size of the spectrometer - as small as 36mm x 40mm x 25mm (~36cm³ ) including connectors and control board.
OtO are offering two versions of the Bullet design – ‘SilverBullet’ is based on a 1024-pixel CMOS sensor for 180nm to 1100nm performance whilst ‘RedBullet’ utilises a 128-pixel InGaAs sensor for 900-1700nm sensitivity. All Bullet series spectrometers are based on 8051 microcontrollers which allow for short integration time, fast readout, highly accurate trigger timing and low power consumption. Power and control is via USB with the addition of six I/O pins for connecting external devices.
As with all of OtO’s spectrometers the Bullet series spectrometers are supplied with their SpectraSmart spectral measurement software and a full Windows SDK. Example code for other operating systems is also available.
SilverBullet is currently offered with a choice of 11 gratings giving operating widths of 170nm to 820nm in 16 configurations with spectral ranges of 180-350nm up to 300-1100nm. A choice of 25µm, 50µm and 100µm slit width allows users to optimise sensitivity, with resolution from 1.7nm FWHM (180-350nm, 25µm slit) to <21.5nm (300-1100nm, 100µm).
RedBullet covers the range 900nm to 1700nm with a 50µm slit width giving resolution of <15nm FWHM across the full range. More information online:
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Ultrafast fi bre laser enables supercontinuum generation
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