New terahertz spectrometer from TeraView – filling the 'gap' in the spectroscopy toolkit

TeraView, the global pioneer and leader in terahertz solutions for pharmaceutical, chemical and research industries, has developed a new terahertz spectrometer. Complementing TeraView's existing range of unique imaging solutions, the Spectra 3000 is the world's first commercial terahertz spectrometer capable of performing both transmission and attenuated total reflection (ATR) measurements.

TeraView's proprietary platform uses the terahertz region of the spectrum between light and radio waves and offers the advantage of being non-invasive and non-destructive. Terahertz uniquely provides rapid and accurate chemical and structural identification of materials normally invisible to conventional techniques.

Terahertz radiation interrogates the fundamental vibrations between molecules, providing inter-molecular information previously difficult to obtain.

TeraView's Spectra 3000 is q unique approach to spectroscopy offering:

• Modular design
• ATR, transmission and other standard spectrometer accessories
• Transmission imaging and stand off explosives detection accessories available
• Fast, reliable and easy to use
• Rapid, repeatable non-destructive sample testing

Typical applications for the new spectrometer include providing information on crystalline structure, investigating and identifying polymorphs, explosives fingerprinting and airborne agent/gas phase detection, and investigation of pharmaceutical tablet constituents.

Dr. Don Arnone, Chief Executive Officer of TeraView commented: "The development of the new Spectra 3000 is exciting news for the analytical industry. It enables us to provide terahertz solutions which complement existing technologies while offering new and unique anlytical information to the user, not available at other wavelengths". Don Arnone added, "It is an innovative product solution designed to satisfy the most demanding spectroscopy requirements across industrial, scientific, R & D and environmental applications".