Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)

PlasmaQuant MS Series: Redefining ICP-MS for Unparalleled Elemental Analysis

PlasmaQuant MS: The Ideal Solution for All Your ICP-MS Needs

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is a versatile, sensitive, and fast analytical technique widely applied across various fields. The PlasmaQuant MS series offers ICP-MS systems that exceed expectations for reliability, accuracy, and throughput. These systems also meet all requirements for sample handling, robustness, and compliance.

Unmatched Performance and Optimized Operating Costs

Analytik Jena delivers ICP-MS solutions with market-leading sensitivity. These powerful and reliable instruments empower laboratories to address the challenges of increasing sample throughput and reducing measurement times without compromising analytical precision and reproducibility.

Unprecedented Detection Performance

PlasmaQuant MS boasts excellent mass separation capabilities. Its high detection sensitivity (up to 1500 Mcps/ppm at <2% CeO) allows for the detection of extremely low elemental concentrations. The system can detect even low-concentration elemental species and single particles smaller than 5nm. It also offers impressive accuracy in isotope ratio determination.

Highest Sample Throughput

Speed is crucial in many analytical applications. Higher sample throughput translates to lower costs per sample. PlasmaQuant MS, with its high sensitivity and superior accuracy, achieves the highest sample throughput in the ICP-MS market, processing up to 80 samples per hour.

Robust and Stable Plasma Flame

The ICP-MS instruments deliver exceptional plasma robustness, ensuring high long-term flame stability. This enables reliable analysis of samples with high matrix loads. Drift due to changing matrix loads is also minimized.

Cost-Effective Operation

These German-engineered ICP-MS systems are highly cost-effective to operate. Compared to other instruments, PlasmaQuant MS consumes up to 50% less argon gas (approximately 10 l/min).

Intelligent System Design

The intelligent system design, featuring a patented spectrometer and open-access design, reduces maintenance requirements, further optimizing operating costs.

Featured Products in the PlasmaQuant MS Series

• PlasmaQuant MS: This ICP-MS system combines excellent plasma robustness and high sensitivity, making it ideal for analyzing high-matrix samples.

• PlasmaQuant MS Elite: This system offers the highest sensitivity and performance, specifically designed for advanced research applications.

• PlasmaQuant MS Elite S: This highly sensitive ICP-MS system provides flexibility and efficiency for both routine and research applications.

• PlasmaQuant MS Q: This system is optimized for fast and accurate high-throughput analysis.

Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Analysis

Eco Plasma: Efficiency Meets Economy

Eco Plasma technology delivers reliable performance with low operating costs for a wide range of sample matrices. This specialized plasma system allows ICP-MS operation with less than 9 l/min argon gas while maintaining exceptional matrix tolerance, low oxide formation, and low doubly charged ion formation.

iCRC: Interference Removal for Uncompromised Accuracy

The integrated Collision Reaction Cell (iCRC) interference management system allows for fast and effective elimination of spectral interferences. iCRC uses selectable helium (He) and hydrogen (H2) collision and reaction gases, based on the matrix, to significantly improve accuracy.

ReflexION: Market-Leading Sensitivity for Reduced Measurement Times

The patented ReflexION ion optics system delivers market-leading sensitivity, ensuring the best detection limits and significantly reducing measurement times without compromising precision or reproducibility.

HD Quadrupole: Superior Mass Separation for Isotope Analysis

PlasmaQuant MS quantifies all known stable isotopes with its mass coverage of 3 to 260 amu. The HD quadrupole system offers outstanding mass separation and high abundance sensitivity, making it ideal for isotope analysis, laser ablation, and single-particle analysis.

AD Detection: All-Digital Detection for Wide Range and Precision

The AD Detection system provides 11 orders of analytical range in pulse-counting mode. This enables fast and accurate multi-element analysis, from ultra-trace to high concentrations, in a single measurement.

Diverse Applications of PlasmaQuant MS

• Chemicals & Materials: Analysis of glass, inks, toys, etc.

• Environmental: Monitoring drinking water quality, analyzing seawater, sediments, sludge, etc.

• Food & Agriculture: Analyzing arsenic, trace elements in food, etc.

• Geology, Mining & Metals: Analyzing rare earth elements, precious metals, alloys, etc.

• Oil & Gas: Analyzing elemental impurities in naphtha, etc.

• Pharma & Life Sciences: Analyzing beryllium, elemental impurities in pharmaceuticals, iron isotope ratios in blood, etc.

• Power & Energy: Determining trace elements and isotope ratios in cooling water of nuclear power plants, etc.

ASpect MS Software: Intuitive and Intelligent

ASpect MS software features an intuitive interface for easy access to analysis data, graphs, calibration data, and logs. It ensures data accuracy and compliance with 21 CFR Part 11.

Intelligent Automation Features:

• Automated setup and initialization

• Plasma alignment

• Mass calibration and resolution testing

• AutoMax for method development

• Integrated aerosol dilution

• BOOST technology for high sensitivity

• FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance

Conclusion

The PlasmaQuant MS series is a powerful, versatile, and efficient solution for elemental analysis. Its exceptional performance, high sensitivity, low operating costs, and wide range of applications make it the ideal choice for modern laboratories across various industries.