Infrared / IR Spectroscopy Products & Reviews

The Agilent 4300 Handheld FTIR spectrometer incorporates lightweight ergonomics, ease of use, ruggedness, and flexibility in one system. Weighing only ~2 kg, it is ideal for mobile nondestructive testing in field and nonlaboratory environments.

The Agilent MicroLab software is easy-to-use FTIR software for routine applications. This software suite reflects the essentials of Agilent FTIR spectrometers—powerful, reliable, simple to use, and focused on what you really need—answers.

Agilent MicroLab Mobile software uses the same framework as the PC version of the software, but on a mobile platform, allowing users to select a variety of methods with the click of a button. With MicroLab Mobile, you can collect data, identify unknown substances, and quantify known contamination sources.  

Emerging contaminants such as microplastics require innovative analysis techniques. Applying quantum cascade laser spectroscopy, the Agilent 8700 Laser Direct Infrared (LDIR) Chemical Imaging System brings unprecedented speed of analysis and ease of use to analytical challenges such as this.

Improve reaction understanding with real-time in situ analysis.

Handheld FTIR for Solid and Liquid Identification. Confidently identify thousands of chemical threats anywhere with the ProtectIR, a handheld FTIR device. Rapidly assess chemical threats with this compact and lightweight solution.

XplorIR is a handheld gas detector that can accurately detect, identify and quantify thousands of unknown chemicals and vapors in seconds. Use XplorIR to continuously monitor for immediate answers during high-threat operations or change to point mode for isolated target intelligence.

A portable FTIR device that provides identification of powders, liquids and gases/vapors. Identify tens of thousands of chemical threats in the field in seconds.

The Seagull™ is a variable angle FT-IR reflectance accessory for examining powders, optical coatings, opaque substrates, films on opaque substrates, and slightly curved solids.

Highly sensitive analysis of microvolume liquid samples by multiple-reflection ATR.

Grazing angle ATR for analysis of monolayers on semiconductor and metallic substrates.

Specac’s high-pressure Diamond Compression Cell is designed for in-compartment FTIR spectroscopic transmission analysis and FTIR microscope analysis. Samples are compressed and flattened to a uniform thickness between a pair of diamond windows until the sample is thin enough for the FTIR instrument or microscope beam to penetrate. This type of cell is particularly useful for the analysis of hard samples, including minerals, ru…

The Specac Mini-Film Maker is designed to produce high-quality thin films of polymer and plastic materials for infrared transmission analysis. This product enables quick and easy hot pressing of samples at any temperature between ambient to 250°C, to give constant and reproducible thickness films over the range 50 to 500 microns with a formed diameter of 15mm. The Mini-Film Maker Kit includes the Mini-Film Maker Press with…

The SurveyIRTM is a new FTIR Micro-spectroscopy accessory designed to deliver the ultimate user experience for a broad range of microanalysis techniques. The unique ergonomic design allows seamless interaction between operator and instrument. The SurveyIRTM’s compact configuration and alignment free optical design facilitates simple mounting in the FTIR spectrometer sample compartment. Research grade visual images are pr…

Specac offers a Short Pathlength Gas Cell that is ideal for routine gas and vapour spectroscopic analysis at room temperature, low pressures, and static or flow conditions. The cell has a fixed 10 cm pathlength, and is available in Pyrex™ and stainless steel. This Short Pathlength Gas Cell is supplied with a choice of NaCl, KBr, CaF2, BaF2, or ZnSe infrared transmission windows, and is mounted in an optical spectrometer wit…

A silicon ATR consumable technology which helps you zero in on your analysis. Zero cleaning. Zero risk of cross-contamination. Zero hassle.

SIGIS 2 is a scanning imaging remote sensing system that allows rapid identification, quantification and visualization of gas clouds from long distances.   The system maps a predefined area and results of the analysis are visualized by a video image, overlaid by a chemical image. The SIGIS 2 is part of the equipment of emergency response forces around the world. In addition, SIGIS systems are applied in environmental app…

The EM 27 is a ruggedized remote sensing system providing high performance spectroscopy in the field. The EM 27 can easily be deployed in the field for various air monitoring applications.Emissions from smoke stacks, waste disposal and hazardous emissions from chemical accidents can be observed with an operating range of typically several kilometers. The EM 27 SUN features a solar tracker for measurements of atmospheric…

The CONFOCHECK is a dedicated FTIR system for the investigation of proteins in water. Its specific configuration facilitates a fast data acquisition (ca. 30 sec. per sample) with a high sample throughput controlled by an extremely user friendly software interface. Main applications for the CONFOCHECK are the detection and quantification of conformational changes in proteins and the protein concentration determination. Quant…

The PMA 50 module has been dedicated developed for Polarization Modulation measurements.   Both linear dichroitic measurement techniques like PM-IRRAS and circular dichroitic experiments like VCD spectroscopy can be realized using this accessory. It can be adapted to Bruker TENSOR and VERTEX FTIR spectrometers. All optic and electronic components in the PMA 50 module are optimized for the Polarization Modulation. Both…

CryoSAS is an automated high sensitivity FT-IR system for the quality control of solar and electronic grade Silicon according to international ASTM/SEMI standards.   Although sample cooling to very low temperatures is required, CryoSAS operates without cryogenic liquids, is easy to use and optimized for the requirements of industry customers. CryoSAS combines Bruker's high performance FT-IR spectrometers with bui…

Thermogravimetric analysis (TG) follows changes in mass of the sample as a function of temperature yielding information of the various component amounts. Whereby identification of gases released during thermal treatment cannot be performed just by thermal analysis. Fourier-Transform-Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy overs an excellent solution for the identification of unknown compounds. IR, a classical technique, depends upon t…

Bruker’s microplate extension HTS-XT allows the application of FTIR spectroscopy as method for high-throughput screening. This external module can be connected to different Bruker Optics FTIR spectrometers. Depending on its configuration it can be used for measurements in the mid infrared to the near infrared and even the VIS range. The sampling plates for the IR analysis correspond to the standardized 96- or 384-well mi…

The Matrix MG series comprises high performance instrumentation for Mid-Infrared gas and vapor phase spectroscopy as well as for gas quality control in process and environmental research.   Based on Bruker’s R&D 100 award winning MATRIX-F spectrometer with its well-known and patented RockSolid™ interferometer the MATRIX MG series provide compact size, outstanding stability and sensitivity. Features: Suited for t…

The EM27/SUN is an FTIR Remote Sensing analyzer dedicated for atmospheric measurements. Utilizing a CAMTracker system which is an innovative camera-based feedback system following the sun as light source. Its very compact and robust design as well as outstanding optical performance makes it ideal for long term measurement campaigns in remote areas with little infrastructure. Features: outstanding tracking accuracy…