FTIR spectrometer

The Spectrum 100S infrared (FTIR) spectrometer offers increased productivity and enhanced sensitivity for the analysis of even difficult samples.

FTIR is used primarily in the chemical, pharmaceutical and academic research industries to identify or validate raw materials and to examine the properties and performance of novel materials and their component parts. With a 50% increase in sensitivity over the previous Spectrum 100 model, the latest Spectrum 100S spectrometer can analyse materials in applications that previously required a specialised detector. In addition, it is claimed that the spectrometer can also increase productivity by reducing analysis time by up to 50% for most routine applications.

The increased sensitivity means that even poorly transmitting samples like heavily filled elastomers, poorly reflecting samples like coal and micro-samples such as single fibres can now be measured in seconds or minutes.

The instrument benefits from the Advanced Atmospheric Compensation feature that removes spectral interference from water and carbon dioxide and can eliminate the need to take reference spectra before running an analysis, and the Automatic Virtual Instrument function, which enables easy method transfer from one instrument to another.