Description
Overview
The Buck Scientific M540 FTIR delivers reliable mid-IR results in seconds with a fully sealed optical path, live front-panel status display, and IRIS software for fast search, comparison, and quantitation. Built for routine QA/QC and research workflows, it connects easily to modern lab networks.
Key Features
- Universal sampling: compatible with Buck Scientific solid, liquid, film, and gas accessories
- Low maintenance: sealed optical components with continuous humidity monitoring and control.
- IRIS software: database workflows, AI-assisted search, quantitative tools, and automatic removal of ambient H2O/CO2
- Library: 200,000+ Spectra library included
- Compliance: GMP and 21 CFR Part 11-ready features; CE certified
- Connected lab: USB 3.0, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi
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Specifications
| Spectral range | 7,800–650 cm⁻¹ |
| Resolution | ≤ 1 cm⁻¹ |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 22,000:1 / 33,000:1 / 45,000:1 (1-min, 4 cm⁻¹, peak-to-peak) |
| Wavenumber accuracy / precision | < 0.1 cm⁻¹ / ≤ 0.01 cm⁻¹ |
| Typical analysis time | ≤ 5 s |
| Detector | DTGS detector with thermoelectric cooling |
| IR source | High precision silicon carbide |
| Beam splitter | ZnSe - Non-hygroscopic; immune to moisture. KBr available upon request. |
| Optical path | Fully sealed design with constant temperature/humidity monitoring |
| Connectivity | USB 3.0, Ethernet, Wi-Fi |
| Operating system | Windows 10/11 |
| User display | Front-panel LCD shows live operating parameters |
Compatible Accessories
Diamond ATR, Germanium ATR, single-bounce ATR, multi-bounce ATR, specular reflection, diffuse reflection, UPIR diffuse reflection, gold-plated diffuse reflection, multi-bounce transmission, gas cells, in-situ reaction-cell ATR, microscopy.
Typical Applications
- Environmental: water & soil screening
- Food & agriculture: oils/fats profiling, adulteration screening
- Energy & petrochemical: lubricants/fuels analysis, contamination checks
- Manufacturing & QA/QC: raw material ID, lot release testing
- Pharma & chemical R&D: reaction monitoring, raw material ID
- Academia & education: teaching spectra, research projects
- Automotive & aerospace: paints/coatings on parts, incoming QA
- Optics & electronics: glass/plastic films, contamination checks
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