Craic Technologies has unveiled the ability to control the temperature of samples being analysed spectoscopically.
The company has added this capability to its microspectrophotometers for spectral analysis of microscopic samples throughout the UV, visible and NIR regions.
Additionally, samples can be imaged from the deep UV to the near IR.
The Thermal Stage package is hoped to open up research capabilities for applications in sectors ranging from biotechnology to materials science and nanotechnology.
The package, depending upon its configuration, enables analysis of the transmission, reflectance or fluorescence spectra of microscopic samples under conditions of extreme cold or heat.
Operating in the UV-visible-NIR regions, samples can be cooled to as low as -196C or heated up to as high as 600C.
The same system also allows for atmospheric control of the sample environment.
