Spectro has announced the launch of the Spectro Arcos 165 optical emission spectrometer with inductively coupled plasma (ICP-OES), optimised for high-sample-throughput environmental analysis.
The ICP-OES records the elemental spectrum between 165nm and 770nm for every measurement, making it especially suited to challenging tasks in environmental analysis.
The Spectro Arcos 165 is said to have a proven optic design with a resolution of 8.5picometers in the wavelength range between 165nm and 340nm, and 15picometers in the range from 340nm to 770nm.
It has an unshakeable free-running 27MHz generator with continuous, stable plasma power, and a robust excitation source with a 5kW power tube, which has sufficient power reserves even for peak plasma loads.
The Spectro Arcos 165 also features a gas-filled optic 0 an economical closed argon circuit that sinks the operating costs of the instrument by up to EUR1,900 (GBP1,575) per year.
It comes with user-friendly Smart Analyser Vision software, which is compatible with all environmental analysis guidelines and transforms complex testing protocols, such as US EPA 200.7, into routine simplicity.
Olaf Schulz, product manager for ICP-OES spectrometers at Spectro, said: 'This instrument can play out its strengths - low detection levels and high precision - with the analysis of water, waste water, soil or sludge.
'In automated laboratory operation, the Arcos 165 can process up to 80 samples per hour; making it a good choice for high-throughput environmental laboratories.'
