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11980 A Fiber OpticversusFTIR

Agilent 11980 A Fiber Optic, Perkin Elmer FTIR, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from the cited encyclopedia entries.

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Attribute
FTIRPerkin Elmer
OEMAgilentPerkin Elmer
CategoryPrecision OpticsPrecision Optics
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FamilyAgilent 11980 A Fiber OpticPerkin Elmer FTIR
Cited variants—
  • Frontier FTIR[1]
  • Spectrum Two FTIR[2]
  • Spectrum 3 Tri-Range MIR/NIR/FIR Spectrometer[3]
  • Spotlight Aurora FTIR Microscope[3]
  • PerkinElmer Frontier FTIR[1]
  • PerkinElmer Spectrum Two FTIR[2]
  • PerkinElmer Spectrum 3 FTIR[3]
Specifications
Configuration1250-1600nm[4]—
Wavelength Range1250-1600nm[4]—
Spectral range (Frontier)—mid-IR 8300–350 cm⁻¹, far-IR 700–30 cm⁻¹[1]
Best resolution (Frontier)—0.4 cm⁻¹[1]
Spectral range (Spectrum Two)—8300–350 cm⁻¹[2]
Signal-to-noise ratio (Spectrum Two standard LiTaO₃)—9,300:1[2]
Signal-to-noise ratio (Spectrum Two Peltier-stabilized DTGS)—14,500:1[2]
Operating temperature range (Spectrum Two)—5–45 °C[2]
External dimensions (Spectrum Two, Peltier stabilizer, KBr)—15"W x 18"D x 20"H[2]
Detector (Spectrum Two standard)—LiTaO₃ (lithium tantalate) MIR detector[2]
Interferometer (Spectrum Two)—Dynascan fixed mirror-pair interferometer[2]
OpticsGuard (Spectrum Two)—Protects instrument from humidity; long-life desiccant[2]
Atmospheric Vapor Compensation (Spectrum Two)—Real-time compensation for CO₂ and H₂O[2]
Absolute Virtual Instrument (AVI) option (Spectrum Two)—Uses gas phase spectra for accurate calibration and wavenumber standardization[2]
Spectral Range (Mid-IR, Frontier FTIR)—8300–350 cm−1[1]
Spectral Range (Far-IR, Frontier FTIR)—700–30 cm−1[1]
Best Resolution (Frontier FTIR)—0.4 cm−1[1]
Spectral Range (Spectrum Two FTIR)—8300–350 cm−1[2]
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (Standard detector, Spectrum Two)—9,300:1 (LiTaO3)[2]
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (Peltier stabilized detector, Spectrum Two)—14,500:1[2]
Detector (Spectrum Two)—LiTaO3 (lithium tantalate) MIR detector[2]

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Sources (4)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
  1. [1]chem.washington.educhem.washington.edu
  2. [2]laboratory-equipment.comlaboratory-equipment.com
  3. [3]perkinelmer.comperkinelmer.com
  4. [4]inventory listing