Thermo Scientific - SpectraSYSTEM LC
Thermo Scientific* SpectraSYSTEM LC System is configurable to match application and performance demands.
The Thermo Scientific SpectraSYSTEM liquid chromatography system is a full-featured family of separation and detection HPLC instruments. SpectraSYSTEM consists of a full range of degassers, pumps, autosamplers and detectors and is a compact, modular HPLC system.
Modular High Performance Liquid Chromatography System SpectraSYSTEM solvent delivery instruments offer superior gradient formation, longer seal life and improved solvent compressibility across a wide range of flow rates. Low delay volume and excellent gradient precision ensure highly reproducible chromatographic separations and compatibility with all column types. Available in standard isocratic and gradient configurations, the pumps meet every analytical need
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Features of SpectraSYSTEM LC
- A Range of Pumping Options and Configurations
- Exceptional Built-in Capabilities for Flexible Operations
- Excellent Optical Performance, Programmability, and Spectra Spectra Degasser
- More stable baselines, improved accuracy and precision
- Rapid degassing of up to four solvent channels
- Manual, timed, or programmed operation
- Leak sensor, automatic shutdown, and double-wall containment enhance lab safety Spectra Pumps
- Real-time pressure feedback control system provides automatic solvent compressibility compensation for accurate and precise flow
- Highest retention time reproducibility from precise flow control, solvent proportioning, and efficient mixing
- Complete regulatory compliance through factory certification and optional field qualification services
- Guaranteed performance to specification through factory QA/QC testing Spectra Autosampler
- Variable-volume Injection Autosampler
- Integrated Column Oven
- 120-vial capacity with random vial access
- Front panel control display Spectra UV Detectors
- Dual-wavelength programming with superior performance
- Programmable wavelength changes
- Automatic lamp startup and shutdown
- Interchangeable flowcells for applications flexibility Spectra PDA Detectors
- Patented LightPipe? technology for highest sensitivity
- Fiber-optic beam shaper provides maximum peak resolution
- Easy maintenance with integrated wavelength validation
- Integrated vacuum degasser for convenient overall system compact design
- Pumps: Available in narrow-bore, standard isocratic and gradient configurations
- Autosamplers: With high sample throughput and several options available
- Detectors: Available choices include programmable, fluorescent and UV
Compatible with: Thermo Scientific ChromQuest software
General Specifications
Detector | SpectraSystem UV Detectors |
Maximum Pressure | 6000 psi |
Standard Flow Rate | 0.01 to 10 ml/min |
Additional Specifications
SpectraSYSTEM Degasser
Method: Vacuum Membrane
Solvent Channels: Four
Solvent Contact Materials: PTFE AF, TFE and titanium
Volume Per Channel: 12mL
Free Flow Per Channel: 5mL/min H2O with 2 ft. head pressure
Dimensions: 36 / 15 / 55cm (H / W / D)
Weight: 13kg
SpectraSystem Pumps
Pump Design: Dual piston in-series for lowest pulsation
Flow Accuracy: ±1.0% at 1mL/min
Flow Precision: 500psi
Delay Volume: <1.2mL
Method Files: Protected in non-volatile memory
Dimensions: 37 / 15 / 47cm (H / W / D)
Weight: 17Kg
SpectraSystem Autosampler
Injection Precision: <0.5% RSD at 10µL
Injection Volume: 0.1 - 100µL injections standard up to 1500µL injections with larger loops and syringe
Sample Carryover: Typically <0.01% at 400µL flush volume
Minimum Sample Volume: 1µL can be injected from 10µL
Needle Height: Programmable in 0.1mm increments
Column Oven: 20 to 80°C in 1°C increments, starting at 5°C above ambient
Method Files: Protected in non-volatile memory
Dimensions: 37 / 41 / 51cm (H / W / D)
Weight: 16kg
SpectraSystem UV Detectors
Optical Design: Concave holographic grating monochromator, with dual-beam optics; pre-aligned, front-mounted lamps and flowcell
Noise: <±1.0 x 10-5 AU at 254nm, 1.0 sec rise time, single-wavelength mode
Drift: <2 x 10-4 AU/hour after warm-up at 254nm
Wavelength Range: D2 LAMP
190 - 380nm (UV1000)
190 - 365nm (UV2000)
W LAMP 366 to 800nm
Wavelength Accuracy: ±1.0nm
Wavelength Precision: ±0.1nm
Spectral Bandwidth: 6nm
Absorbance Range: 0.0005 to 3.0 AUFS
Absorbance Linearity: Better than 5% to 2.0 AU at 257nm
Lamps: Deuterium and Tungsten (Tungsten optional on UV1000)
Dimensions: 37 / 15 / 47cm (H / W / D)
Weight: 18kg
SpectraSystem PDA Detector and Degasser
Wavelength Range: 190 to 800nm at 1nm increment
Wavelength Accuracy: ±1nm at 254nm and 640nm
Wavelength Calibration: Using Holmium oxide solution
Wavelength Resolution: 1.2nm (512 pixel array)
Absorbance Non-Linearity: <5% at 2.0 AU at 257nm
Absorbance Range: -2.0 to +4.0 AU, 20-bit resolution
Drift: <1 mAU/hr after warm-up at 254nm at a stable temperature (±1°C)
Light Source: Pre-aligned Deuterium and Tungsten lamps
Rise Time: User selectable: 0, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, or 10 sec
Scan Rate: User selectable: 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 40, or 80Hz
Discrete Channels: Three wavelength selectable channels
Short-Term Noise (50 mm flow cell):
<6µAU/cm at 254nm at 5Hz (20Hz scan rate)
<1.5µAU/cm at 254nm at 5Hz (40Hz scan rate); typical
<0.3µAU/cm at 254nm at 5Hz (80Hz scan rate); typical
Warm-up Time: 90min. required to meet noise and drift specifications
Cell Dimensions: 10mm, 2µL LightPipe flow cell; 50mm, 10µL LightPipe flow cell
Cell Pressure Range: 0 - 1000psi
Diodes: 512
Diode Spacing: 1.2nm
Degasser Type: Integral, self-adjusting, 4 channel vacuum membrane (PTFE AF)
Degasser Hold Volume: <500µL per channel
Dimensions: 18 ? 36 ? 47cm (H ? W ? D)
Weight: 19.5kg