MID INFRARED SPECTROMICROSCOPY (MID-IR)

AGILENT

Agilent Cary 670 FTIR Interferometer with Cary 620 Microscope

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The Agilent Cary 670 spectrometer with a Cary 620 Microscope is a state of the art instrument for infrared spectromicroscopy and Chemical Infrared Imaging. The Cary FTIR system is equipped with a 128 x 128 pixel Focal Plane Array detector and provides high spatial resolution, large field of view, high sensitivity and fast collection times.

The system is ideal for imaging biomedical and biological materials, agricultural samples, materials such as polymers, art specimens, and other samples suited to infrared chemical analysis.

The advantages of the Agilent chemical imaging system include:

  • large field of view (up to 700 µm x 700 µm in a single measurement)
  • rapid acquisition times
  • calibrated mosaic stitching for large-area measurements

This spectrometer is an excellent complement to high-brightness synchrotron radiation FT-IR spectromicroscopy where rapid collection of large areas will help identify areas of interest for closer study.

Schematic

Capabilities

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Achieved Spatial Resolution Summary
Objective, NA, mode pixel size achieved spatial resolution 3750 cm⁻¹* achieved spatial resolution 2500 cm⁻¹* Field of view (single FPA tile size)
15x, 0.62, standard 5.5 µm 6.9 µm 7.6 µm 700x700 µm
15x, 0.62, high mag 1.1 µm 2.4 µm 3.0 µm 140x140 µm
25x, 0.81, standard 3.3 µm 4.3 µm 5.0 µm 420x420 µm
25x, 0.81, high mag 0.66 µm 1.4 µm 1.7 µm 85x85 µm

*actual achievable resolution will depend on sample and preparation, please consult beamline staff.

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