Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the latest addition to the Thermo Scientific Icap 6000 series of high-performance ICP emission spectrometers.
The Icap 6200 ICP spectrometer is a simultaneous, dual-view ICP instrument specifically designed for routine analytical laboratories.
It enables powerful analyses using a range of pre-optimised sample introduction settings and provides the capability to handle low to moderate sample numbers in a variety of application areas, including environmental, food and beverage, toy safety and WEEE/RoHS testing.
According to the company, the new instrument harnesses the power of the Thermo Scientific ICP technology to deliver a reliable and cost-efficient trace elemental analysis solution.
The Icap 6200 features an optimised purge gas distribution system, resulting in a reduced gas consumption rate - a saving passed onto users in lower annual running costs.
In addition, the enhanced matrix tolerance (EMT) torch design provides powerful performance while also minimising routine maintenance and contributes to reducing plasma gas consumption.
The Icap 6200 technology is also future-proofed with field-upgradeable hardware and software specifications to allow the instrument's capabilities to expand with the user's requirements.
This ICP is equipped with a high-power, solid-state radio-frequency (RF) generator, which has demonstrated the stability needed for difficult sample matrices.
The RF generator delivers efficient coupling with the sample (more than 78 per cent), providing a good sample processing capability at 1,150W.
A powerful charge injection device (CID) detector delivers up to five times the improvement in performance compared to previous-generation detection systems and enables complete coverage of the 193-769nm wavelength range, according to the company.
The design of the instrument delivers a space-efficient solution and ensures stability, low noise and a wide dynamic range.
The Icap 6200 is supplied with a range of pre-loaded method templates, developed to enable protocol-compliant sample analysis.
These templates combine with the instrument's pre-optimised sample introduction specifications to enable simple, consistent out-of-box operation and to allow both novice and experienced ICP users to achieve powerful analytical performance with minimal method development requirements.
