Optimised for routine ultrace analysis, this new instrument is aimed at for environmental, clinical, geochemical, and general testing laboratories
Based on the highly successful 6000/6100 series, PerkinElmer's new Elan 9000 ICP-MS has been redesigned to provide significant performance improvements.
It is ideal for environmental, clinical, geochemical, and general testing laboratories with moderate to heavy loads of ultratrace level samples.
The Elan has the industry's only single ion lens, automatically adjusted at the touch of a button.
Its redesigned ion optic train provides two to three times higher sensitivity in the low mass range without compromising instrument stability.
The ion lens can be removed, cleaned and replaced in less than three minutes, with no need to re-stabilise the system.
A more powerful, air-cooled, dual inlet turbo pump replaces the twin turbo pumps, giving a significantly faster pump down rate of 5 - 10 min.
No chiller is required, and a simple water recirculator device is sufficient to cool the instrument, improving reliability and increasing instrument up-time.
The built-in peristaltic pump is placed close to the nebuliser, speeding up sample read times.
Autostart, Autostop, FastRinse and Tubing Saver facilities allow the Elan 9000 to operate unattended overnight, shutting down and restarting safely, and make it the fastest ICP-MS currently available.
The Windows 2000 based software is easy to use and intuitive in design.
Its PathFinder guide acts as an on-line consultant, simplifying method development.
The user selects the elements to be measured and the software suggests the appropriate mass based on abundance and potential interferences.
The workspace environment makes it easy to set up routines for inexperienced users while still maintaining very flexible software suitable for the most advanced researcher.
