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PHOTON MACHINES' LABORATORY AND INDUSTRIAL LIBS SYSTEMS
Crossfire™, Insight™, and Zap™ systems for real-time measurements
Benchtop LIBS elemental analysis
 Repeatable LIBS analysis requires full control over the many factors influencing LIBS: breakdown position, energy density on the sample, environment, light collection, spectrometer timing, etc. The Crossfire™ and Insight™ systems are designed to bring you the full control you need with a single- or double-pulse LIBS configuration. On-board video, laser timing, spectrometer timing and software control of laser spot size are only a few of the standard features of the Crossfire™ systems. Insight™ systems allow microanalysis, with ablation spot sizes as small as 5 micrometers, and a broadband echelle spectrometer coupled to an intensified camera for sensitive detection of multiple elements in a single laser shot.
The Crossfire™ is the backbone of a flexible LIBS system that can be configured for single or dual pulse operation (see above), quickly and with high repeatability. This enables users to apply and compare both analytical methods and to reproduce many set-ups referenced in existing publications. Timing between laser pulses is controlled via Crossfire™ timing electronics and software or through the spectrometer itself if equipped with this feature. Imaging, lighting and targeting of samples is supported by means of the on-board video microscope and electronics controlled via the Crossfire software.
| Single-Pulse Crossfire™ |
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| The workhorse of the laboratory, a single-pulse Crossfire™ is ideal for rapid material analysis for major and minor species in samples of all types. Available with broadband diode array or intensified camera detectors, these systems are coupled with Photon Machines’ addLIBS™ software to make excellent analysis tools. Single-pulse systems are easily upgradable to double-pulse systems |
| Double-pulse Crossfire™ |
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| Double-pulse LIBS has been shown to increase detection limits for many elements, in some cases 1-2 orders of magnitude. The Crossfire™ systems provide a flexible double-pulse LIBS platform, allowing pre-pulse and post-pulse configurations. These systems are available with a variety of Nd:YAG laser wavelengths and an array of spectrometers, including broadband diode array or echelle spectrometers, depending on the application. |
| IR or UV Insight™ |
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| The Insight™ is optimized for microanalysis. Available with 1064 nm or 266 nm laser wavelengths, the UV system yields LIBS spot sizes as small as 5 micrometers. Detection using a broadband echelle spectrometer and high-sensitivity intensified CCD camera means high dynamic range and excellent sensitivity, allowing elemental associations to be determined in a single laser shot. |
| New - Zap™ Educational Laboratory System |
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| Call for details on our new Zap™ educational laboratory system. Designed with the same technology as our Crossfire™ and Insight™, the Zap™ system is made rugged and inexpensive for University laboratories. Teach your students the latest new technologies - each educational system comes with a pre-packaged set of laboratory experiments. Great for chemistry, forensic, and geology labs. |
| TRAKKER™ IN-PROCESS INDUSTRIAL LIBS |
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| On-line LIBS instrumentation. Tough places need tough solutions. |
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| The Trakker™ is designed from the ground-up to give continuous, reliable LIBS measurements in an industrial environment. Trakker™ comes with twin, high energy Nd:YAG lasers operating at the fundamental frequency of 1064 nm. Designed to rapidly scan samples and provide real-time concentrations of elements the Trakker’s auto-focus delivers consistent energy on-target for greater accuracy and precision. The on-board analysis and control system can be interfaced with existing process control and engineering analysis systems. System control is accomplished through an embedded real-time computer system. Specialized LIBS algorithms interpret detector signals, track abundances of elements, and correct for matrix effects. |
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Back-up laser for zero downtime. |
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Optical scanner sweeps samples with a minimum of moving parts for high reliability. |
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Rapid auto-focus delivers consistent energy on-target for greater precision. |
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Live color viewing of the sample. |
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Purged beam delivery optics. |
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Automatic alignment and switching between lasers. |
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Large collection optics maximize optical throughput and sensitivity. |
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Real-time energy monitoring and control of lasers. |
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Specialized LIBS algorithms track abundances of elements and correct for matrix effects. |
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Housed in a rugged, weatherproof, temperature controlled enclosure. |
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| Industrial solutions |
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| Essentially every element that is interesting from an industrial perspective has been measured using LIBS. Proper interpretation of LIBS spectra can yield concentration trends and ratios of chosen elements to provide invaluable process information. Better quality control on batch and continuous processes results in improved products and greater process efficiency. The Trakker™ series of industrial LIBS instruments are rugged LIBS instruments designed for the field. In dust- and weather-proof housings, these systems provide 24/7 analysis capabilities with interfaces to control software and/or direct connection to your existing control systems. Trakker™ instruments can be calibrated in the field using the same algorithms found in our addLIBS™ software. |
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