Infrared Spectrophotometer

An infrared spectrophotometer is an analytical instrument used to identify materials including organic polymers. Infrared spectrophotometers record the relative amount of energy as a function of the wavelength/frequency of the infrared radiation when it passes through a sample. Therefore, chemical structures of different samples will reflect differences in the IR absorption spectrum allowing for identification of a sample. Unlike a dispersive spectrometer, an FTIR spectrometer or FTIR spectrophotometer is used to simultaneously obtain spectral data of a sample. It does this by using an interferometer to collect the interferogram, also known as the raw data/signal format, which can then be translated into the infrared spectrum of the sample by means of a fourier transform algorithm. As a result, there are many advantages including greater signal-to-noise ratio, high resolution, higher throughput, and a short wavelength limit. FTIR spectrometers can be used in a variety of industries including environmental, pharmaceutical, and petrochemical.

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CompanyBruker OpticsBruker OpticsBruker Optics
ItemVERTEX Series FTIR SpectrometersEM27 Open Path FTIR SpectrometerOMEGA 5 Versatile Gas Analyzer
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Catalog NumberVERTEX 80 / VERTEX 80vBOPT EM27OMEGA 5
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Wavelength Range10 to 28,000 cm-1 (far IR or terahertz, mid, near IR, up to the visible or UV)σ = 700 – 5000 cm-1 (active mode)
σ = 700 – 3800 cm-1 (active mode with ultrafast scanning)
σ = 700 – 2200 cm-1 (passive mode)
4500 – 800 cm-1
Signal-to-Noise RatioInquireInquireInquire
Resolutionbetter than 0.2 cm-1Δσ = 1 cm-1 (0.5 cm-1 optional)Better than 2 cm-1, option: better than 1 cm-1
Optical SystemVacuum OpticsKBr or ZnSe (option) beam splitter f0.9. Throughput: 0.0082 sr cm2Multi-reflection cell
DescriptionWhen we set the bar for research FT-IR spectrometers, we knew that someday we would feel obliged to raise it. The new VERTEX Series is the culmination of everything Bruker Optics has pioneered and developed in over 30 years.

The VERTEX Series is built on a fully upgradeable optics platform that is
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The Open Path Gas Analyzer EM27 is a broadband infrared detection system for remote sensing of hazardous atmospheric compounds. The system performance allows real-time field screening analysis (analysis less than 1 s). The lightweight system includes an infrared radiation analyzer based on the ... Read MoreInquire
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