With direct visualisation, a user can directly view the sample in addition to seeing it on a computer screen
Craic Technologies has released the direct visualisation package option for its QDI100 and QDI1000 UV-visible-NIR range microspectrophotometers at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences conference.
Previously, all Craic microspectrophotometers have included, as a standard feature, a high resolution, colour digital imaging system.
This was used to visualise the sample and the measurement aperture while simultaneously taking spectra.
Now, with direct visualisation, a user can directly view the sample in addition to seeing it on a computer screen.
"Craic maintains very strong ties with its customers and so many of our customers have asked for the ability to use a microspectrophotometer such as one would use a microscope" says Jumi Lee, vice president.
"Craic has therefore developed the direct visualisation package that gives the microspectrophotometer the ability to directly view the sample while taking spectra." One of the advantages of direct visualisation is that the field of view is substantially bigger than that available with a digital imaging system.
This makes it much easier to locate microscopic samples prior to spectral measurements being made.
Another advantage is that samples colors are comparable to what is seen under a standard comparison microscope, making sample identification much easier as well.
