FT/IR-4X Spectrometer

The FT/IR-4X is a powerful Mid-IR FTIR spectrometer, with many features that you find in a research grade instrument, such as non-hygroscopic KRS-5 windows to prevent damage to the interferometer, a temperature controlled DLaTGS detector and a high output ceramic source for maximum sensitivity. Permanent optical alignment is guaranteed by corner cube (retro-reflective) mirrors with auto-alignment for maximum energy.

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Wavenumber range 7800 to 350 cm-1

Resolution of 0.4cm-1

S/N greater than 35,000:1

System Features

  • IQX Accessory Recognition

    IQX Accessory Recognition

  • Vibration-Free Optical Bench

    Vibration-proof optical bench

  • High Sensitivity Electrically Cooled DLaTGS Detector

    Wavenumber range with standard DLaTGS detector 7800 to 350 cm-1

  • NIR and Far IR options with fixed broad-band beam-splitter and two detectors

  • Built-in automated validation with NIST traceable polystyrene and glass filters

  • Corner-cube (retro-reflective) mirrors with automatic energy alignment

  • Purgeable sample compartment and detector housing (interferometer as option)

  • rapid scan wide

    Up to 80Hz Rapid scan with interval scan for fast kinetic measurement

  • audit log

    Optional 21 CFR part 11, IQ OQ and GxP compliance

  • Spectra Manager™ User Adaptive Software

Accessories

  • Expanded Sample Compartment

    Large sample compartment

  • For flexible applications a second detector can be added, such as an MCT or InGaAs with automatic exchange and dedicated options to work from the near- to mid-IR and from mid- to the far-IR.

  • Options for FTIR microscopy and IR Imaging

  • Wavenumber extension for NIR, mid-IR and far-IR

  • Integrated ATR-PRO 4X with a choice of prisms including a high throughput monolithic diamond, germanium or ZnSe.

Applications

  • Application

    FT-NIR Measurement of the Iodine Value in Fat

    Figure 1. FT-NIR system with thermostated cell holder for Iodine value (IV) measurement The Iodine Value (IV) is used as an index for the degree of unsaturation in fats, and is used for evaluating the nature of fatty oils and bio-diesels. The iodine value is typically measured using a wet chemistry method as described in the standard methods of AST...

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  • Application

    FTIR Analysis of Foreign Material using View-Through ATR

    ATR PRO ONE VIEW There are various FTIR methods that can be used to identify foreign material or contaminants. FTIR microscopy is used for foreign material where the size is in the order of few microns, but when a sample with foreign material can be observed by the naked eye, the particle typically is typically greater than several hundred microns ...

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  • Application

    Quantification of Ethanol in Ethanol-based antiseptics

    Figure 1. FT/IR-4600 and ATR PRO ONE When used in infectious disease control, the ethanol concentration in ethanol-based antiseptics used for hand sterilization should be between 70 and 83 percent by volume (vol%). Recently, as a temporary measure against the novel coronavirus, the use of 60 vol% has been allowed when ethanol is difficult to obtain...

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Peer-Reviewed Articles

  • KnowledgeBase

    FTIR analysis and 3D restoration of Transylvanian popular pottery from the XVI-XVIII centuries

    The Fourier transform infrared spectra of Transylvanian pottery fragments from XVI-XVIII centuries and the identification of their vibrational frequencies and curve fitting of the 1400–800 cm−1 spectral massif have allowed to determine the chemical and mineralogical composition of the fragments and their firing temperature. A pott...

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    FTIR and EPR spectroscopic investigation of calcium-silicate glasseswith iron and dysprosium

    The sol–gel derived 50SiO2 30CaO 10Fe2O3 10Dy2O3 system was subjected to heat treatments at 500, 800 and 1200 C in order to obtain crystalline phases of interest for biomedical applications. The structural changes were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). Both FTIR and EPR r...

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    FTIR and circular dichroism spectroscopic study of interaction of 5-fluorouracil with DNA

    5-Fluorouracil (5FU) is an anticancer chemotherapeutic drug which exerts cytotoxic effect by inhibiting cellular DNA replication. In the present study, we explore the binding of 5FU with DNA and resulting structural and conformational changes on DNA duplex. UV–visible, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopic...

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