The Nicolet™ 380 FT-IR provides academic staff and students access to a premiere analytical instrument used across a broad range of industries at a very attractive price. The 380 shares its optics and electronics, software, and sampling accessories with research-grade systems used in industrial development and government research labs the world over. A student’s experience with a Nicolet FT-IR spectrometer sets them apart when dealing with employer interviews after graduation.
For industrial laboratories, performance verification protocols provide system traceability as per ASTM E1421 protocols, to ensure system performance for your ISO 9000 or GMP standards. System reliability and low cost-of-ownership are maintained through extensive on-board system diagnostics and user-replaceable service parts (such as sources and lasers).
Typical applications for the Nicolet 380 spectrometer include:
Product Detail
The Nicolet 380 FT-IR spectrometer features electronic and optical components derived from Thermo’s analytical- and research-grade systems, re-packaged into a compact, efficient optical design for high performance. The Nicolet 380’s mainframe baseplate is a single-piece, precision-cast and machined plate, with pinned-in-place components for extra stability and reliability. A patented Autotune procedure helps the 380 to maintain optimal energy throughput in changing environments, enabling rigorous spectrometer qualification standards for system validation.
Extensive diagnostics are included to guide the user through the performance verification procedures. User-replaceable components (such as infrared source, laser, or desiccants) with detailed documentation help to maintain a low cost-of-ownership and to eliminate any unexpected costs to your department’s annual operating budget.
Accessories
With the use of the unique line of Thermo Scientific SMART accessories, the Nicolet 380 automatically recognizes the accessory, verifies its spectral performance matches specified levels, and loads your pre-defined experimental parameters to speed you on your way to collecting data.
Smart Accessories provide an unprecedented level of communication with the Nicolet 380 spectrometer, with features including:
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Permanently aligned optics to guarantee optimal performance and ensure precision from one measurement to the next
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Rugged, enclosed design to protect optics
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Snap-in installation and automatic recognition of accessories to load your experiments and optimize the spectrometer for the sampling technique
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Diagnostic checks to ensure optimal performance and check for “human errors”
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Multimedia tutorials to help users get the most out of the accessory
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Automatic purge within the accessory to provide quick equilibration times when an accessory is changed, and exceptional measurement stability over the long term
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Spectral quality checks monitor data collection to ensure consistent results
In addition to Smart Accessories, the full-size sample compartment accommodates most commercially available accessories, helping you protct your investment by using your existing accessories.
Software
The Nicolet 380 uses industry-standard Thermo Scientific OMNIC software, recognized for its combination of processing power and ease of use. OMNIC™ software provides powerful data processing and analysis options, including:
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Spectral Identification of unknown compounds searched against spectral databases (over 25,000 commercial compounds available, plus support for user-created libraries)
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QCheck to verify the composition and purity of QA/QC samples to your laboratory’s requirements
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Spectral Display functions to zoom in on regions of interest, overlay multiple spectra for comparison, subtract known components from multi-component mixtures, label peaks with peak heights or areas, and a host of other analysis options
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Report options to create and optimize reports and lab workbooks with spectra, search or quantitative analysis results, data collection parameters, even your corporate logo, all easily linked to popular office productivity programs
Along with many more software features. Additionally, Thermo provides a broad range of software processing options, including:
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Macros Basic or Macros Pro – to standardize SOPs into a step-by-step procedure
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TQ Analyst – provides sophisticated data analysis algorithms to provide quantitative (CLS, PLS, PCR) or qualitative analysis results (Discriminant Analysis, QC Compare)
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OMNIC Specta – Our newest spectral identification software, providing revolutionary multi-component mixture searching, interpretation algorithms, and a knowledge-base of scientific documentation
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Spectral Databases – We offer an extensive offering of FT-IR spectral libraries that range from general chemical to forensic and industry-specific collections designed to assist in your analytical investigations.
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