NEWS
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| July 2009 |
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D&N Scientific Named Midwest Distributor
Redmond, WA - D&N Scientific of Columbus, OH has been named a Midwest Distributor for Photon Machines' LIBS systems. Led by Dan Willoughby, D&N has served as a high-end distributor for spectroscopy systems for over 10 years. Photon is glad to bring someone of Dan's caliber on board to bring outstanding representation to our LIBS products.
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Photon Machines' Leadership in LIBS Recognized
Redmond, WA - Photon Machines is pleased to announce that Vice President Dr. Steven Buckley has been named Chairman of the North American LIBS symposium for 2013. Dr. Buckley has served on the scientific board of the International Conference on Laser Plasma Spectroscopy since its inception in 2000, and on the Advisory Board of the NASLIBS conference since its inception in 2007. He has over 50 publications and papers on LIBS. Dr. Buckley will also serve as Vice Chair of the 2011 NASLIBS conference, to be held in Miami Beach, Florida. |
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Prof. David Hahn named to Photon Machines' Scientific Advisory Board
Redmond, WA - Prof. David Hahn, an innovator in LIBS science and technology, has been named to Photon Machines' Scientific Advisory Board. In this capacity, Prof. Hahn will ensure that Photon Machines keeps its substanitial technical leadership in LIBS and will facilitate new applications for LIBS. Dr. Hahn serves as the Knox T. Millsaps Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida and is also the Vice Chair of the MAE Department at the University of Florida. He is on the Editorial Board for the journal Applied Spectroscopy. |
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| June 2009 |
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Addition to the team
Redmond, WA - Photon Machines is excited to announce the hiring of Dr. Gregg Lithgow as a Senior Scientist. Gregg comes to Photon Machines from the National Research Council of Canada, where he has been a major contributor to developing applied LIBS systems at one of the world's premier research institutes. Gregg brings substantial LIBS expertise to Photon and will contribute to product and method development. |
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Femtosecond is second to none
San Diego, CA - Photon Machines Analyte 198.fs femtosecond laser ablation-ICP-MS system at a U.S. University sets major milestones in performance, rivaling solution-based ICP systems in isotope separation and precision. Please call for details! |
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| May 2009 |
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LIBS platform for microanalysis
Redmond, WA - Photon Machines announces the Insight™ Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) system. Designed for microanalysis, the Insight features ablation spot sizes smaller than 10 microns and a broadband echelle spectrometer coupled with an intensified CCD camera. |
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| March 2009 |
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Sensitive toxic metals detection with LIBS
Redmond, WA - Photon Machines Asian customer uses a Crossfire™ double-pulse LIBS system to measure concentrations of beryllium as low as 250 picograms / cm2 on filter paper to ensure worker safety in air monitoring application. |
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| October 2008 |
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New LIBS Analysis software
Redmond, WA - Photon is pleased to release addLIBS™, the first analysis software designed specifically for LIBS analysis. Designed for spectral exploration and method creation, addLIBS makes it easy to develop semi-quantitative and quantitative LIBS methods for real-time analysis! |
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| December 2007 |
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| Photon Machines introduces 1st UV femtosecond laser ablation system San Diego, CA – PMI released the Analyte.198 fs, the only commercially available, UV laser ablation system for ICP and noble gas mass spectrometry. The A198fs laser generates 0.5mJ at 198nm and delivers surplus energy to the sample. Its ultra-fast pulse length and sub-200nm wavelength couples well all materials ensuring total ablations and efficient ionization for near matrix independence. |
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| August 2007 |
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New tunable diode laser measurement systems announced
Redmond, WA - Photon receives orders for new tunable diode laser measurement products, the Canary(tm) high-speed measurement system and the Bloodhound(tm) multi-gas measurement system. Both systems optically measure concentrations of small gases and gas temperatures using small, rugged tunable diode lasers. The Canary is designed to accurately report changes in gas concentrations at high speed with full phase information, while the Bloodhound is a flexible system designed for multi-gas, multi-location measurements suitable for process understanding and control applications. |
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| August 2007 |
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Photon Machines opens Redmond, WA Office and Lab
Redmond, WA - Photon Machines announces the opening of a new office and laboratory in Redmond, WA. Led by Dr. Steve Buckley, this office will focus on product development and research. Already supported by DOD funding for spectroscopy research, the laboratory also houses Photon's LIBS testing facility. |
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| June 2007 |
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Photon Machines Announces New Short-Pulse Excimer LA System
San Diego, California - Photon Machines releases the Analyte 193, the new price-performance leader in laser ablation systems. With a homogenized flat beam and short pulse-length 193nm excimer laser, this system provides unmatched results for sensitive laser ablation measurements. |
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| March 2007 |
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Photon Machines Ships First Second-Generation Crossfire
San Diego, California - Photon Machines shipped the first second-generation Crossfire(tm) dual-pulse Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) system. This capable platform allows repeatable single- and double-pulse LIBS elemental analysis with a variety of laser and detector options. |
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| September 2006 |
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Photon Machines Ships Fusions.810
San Diego, California - The patent-pending Fusions thermo-chronometry system debuts. The first system is shipped with an integrated 810nm diode laser. The FUSIONS.810 is complimented by the FUSIONS 10.6 CO2 laser heating for 40Ar/39Ar geochronology. |
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| August 1, 2006 |
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Dr. Steven Buckley, Technical Director of Photon Machines
Dr. Steve Buckley joins the team as Technical Director to bring added strength and experience in laser-based optical diagnostics and material processing to the advancement of its innovative analytical instruments and micromachining systems.
Formerly a faculty member at the University of California, San Diego http://maeresearch.ucsd.edu/buckley/, Steve has 15 years of experience in applicable core technologies, including work at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and as a faculty member at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has been a major contributor to the development of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) as a practical diagnostic. Steve engineered field deployable systems for real-time stack and remote measurement of particles and gases using LIBS and tunable diode laser (TDL) absorption spectroscopy and has worked widely as a consultant on LIBS technology. Steve can be contacted at buckley@photon-machines.com. |
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