BUCHI Corporation - NIRFlex® N-500
Manufactured by BUCHI Corporation
The modular FT-NIR spectrometer
The N500 FT-NIR spectrometer provides reliable analysis results for quality control as well as research and development in the pharmaceutical, chemical, food, beverage and feed industry. The NIRFlex N-500 offers a wide range of measuring cells and accessories for highest performance.
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Features of NIRFlex® N-500
Reliable and flexible
- Precise and accurate analysis results due to highest wavelength precision
- Direct and effortless transfer of calibrations from instrument to instrument
- Precisely analyzes different types of sample (solid, powder, tablet, granule, paste, liquid, etc.) by dedicated measuring options
- Delivers results in seconds
- Obtains several parameters simultaneously
- No chemicals or solvents
- User friendly and intuitive handling
- Fast analytical results allow rapid process optimization
- Low cost of ownership as (common spare parts are user-exchangeable, no periodic instrument re-calibration required etc.)
- Continuous operation due to the twin lamp safeguard
General Specifications
| Depth | 450 mm |
| Height | 250 mm |
| Width | 350 mm |
| Power Requirements | 100–230 VAC ± 10%, 50/60 Hz |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 10 000 (peak-to-peak noise) |
| Peak Power | 350 W |
| Wavenumber Range | 12500 to 4000 cm-1 |
| Wavenumber Resolution | 8 cm-1 (with boxcar apodization) |
Additional Specifications
Spectral range: 800–2500 nm (recommended 1000–2500 nm)
(if not specified differently for measuring cell)
Type of interferometer: Polarisation interferometer with TeO2 wedges
Wavenumber accuracy: ± 0.2 cm-1 (measured with HF gascell at an ambient temperature of 25 °C ± 5 °C)
Number of scans/sec.: 2–4
Analog digital converter: 24 bit
Ambient temperature: 5–35 °C (25 ± 5 °C recommended)
Type of lamp/lifetime lamp (MTBF): Tungsten halogen lamp / 12 000 h (2x 6000 h)
Type of laser: 12 VDC HeNe, wavelength at 632.992 nm
Ethernet connection: 100 Mbit/s