PI-200 Online Raman System

PI-200 Online Process Raman System

The Raman instruments incorporate a frequency stabilized, narrow linewidth diode laser (Patent No. 6,100,975); a temperature controlled, optically fast ( f/2.0) fiber coupled spectrograph (Patent No. 6,028,67); a very low noise Andor CCD camera TE cooled to < -80°C; and PROspect^TM data acquisition and analysis software. The PROspect^TMsoftware can be combined with GRAMS/AI9.1* for realtime chemometrics and process control applications. This Raman instrument design offers very high signal levels while retaining high resolution (~ 4 to 5 cm^-1 depending upon excitation wavelength). Patented optical design allows full (3.3 mm) height coverage of the 1024 x 128 pixel CCD chip and wide fiber array input (17 X 100 micron diameter fibers) while retaining a straight fiber array image and good resolution. The system includes a fiber coupled probe with laser band pass and elastic light rejection (~10^-8) filtering. With the 1200 grooves/mm grating, the spectral coverage is ~ 2100 cm^-1 at 785 nm excitation. The grating is adjustable to allow use with excitation from 670 to 860 nm. The spectra can be exported in SPC or ASCII formats.

* GRAMS/AI8.0 is a registered trademark of Thermo Electron Corporation.

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• 785 nm Frequency Stabilized, Narrow Linewidth Laser.
• Laser power (adjustable):  450 mW standard.
• Higher power levels available – up to 1,500mW
• Line width ~ 1.0cm^-1.
• Wavelength accuracy ± 0.1nm.
• Wavelength repeatability (on/off) -< 0.15 cm^-1 .
• Wavelength stability -< 0.3 cm^-1drift per week.
• Laser lifetime -1 year warrenty (6 year projected lifetime).
• Patented design – Pat. No. 6,100,975.

• Inphotonics Raman Probe standard (other probes types available).
• 200µm diameter excitation fiber, 400µm collection fiber.
• Focal length – 5mm standard, 3 meter fiber optic cable.
• Rayleigh filtering built into probe tip (>8 O.D.).
• System can accommodate most any Raman probe configuration.
• Probes manufactured from 316-SS, carbon steel, alloy-20, hastelloy, etc.
• Ball probes also available.
• Lowest Raman shift that can be measured ~225 cm^-1.
• ATEX Zone 0 certified.

• Andor DU401-FI (standard) Higher performance CCD detectors available.
• TE cooling to < -60° – 82° C for low noise applications.
• Pixel size = 26 µm square and full range area of 128 x 1024 pixels.
• Other CCD configurations available; e.g., 256 x 1024 pixels..

• Spectograph aperture: f/2.0.
• Focal length: 135 mm.
• Patented design: No. 6,028,667.
• Diffraction grating: 1200 grooves/mm, ruled standard (other gratings available upon request).
• Resolution: 4 cm^-1with 785 nm excitation.
• Spectral coverage: with 785 nm excitation ~2100 cm^-1, with 830 nm excitation the spectral coverage is ~1900 cm^-1 .
• Fiber optic coupling: bundle to slit adapter with 100 µm fibers (17 fibers) in a linear input array (3.3 mm high) for coupling to spectrograph.
• Temperature controlled: ~30° C for added stability.
• Image curvature at exit plane: < 0.5 pixel over full height of CCD array.
• User adjustable center wavelength via rotating grating.
• Builtin neon lamp for wavelength calibration.

• Online 19″ rack mount dimensions (80″ x 23″ x 40″), weight ~ 430 lbs.
• Online Purged enclosure rack mount (72″ tall x ~ 28″ wide x ~ 36″ deep)

• Up to 18 channels with fiber switcher (17” x 17” X 10”), weight 55 lbs.
• Insertion loss is less then 1 dB.
• Switching time between channels is ~ 0.5 s.
• Patented design:  No. 6,859,581B1.

• Includes backup laser with an AUTO SWAP feature to automatically switch in the backup laser should the primary laser fail.
• Includes a backup computer with hot swappable ARAID drives that can be quickly used if the primary computer should fail.
• Lasers can be easily switched out with no user optical alignment.
• Software features include automatic X- and Y-axis calibration, real time chemometrics, and continuous laser tracking to ensure stable operation.
• Backup features along with auto calibration ensure that there is minimal downtime (typically < 2 hours/year/channel).
• Includes modeling for 1^st year of use, model training at our facility.
• Remote monitoring of system health available.

• Data collection with real time chemometrics, laser frequency tracking, multipoint neon lamp absolute wavelength calibration, and throughput normalization features for chemometric model transfer capability.
• Auto calibration features available
• Interface with a DCS system, RS485, RS232, or TCP/IP .
• Data files can be exported into ASCII and SPC formats.

• Amplitude stability ± 0.2 % over 24 hours after 30 minutes warmup.
• Frequency stability ± 0.1 cm^-1 over 24 hours after 30 minutes warmup.

• 115 to 230 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz, 10A

• Two year on both laser and instrument.