Automated monochromator-spectrograph M522

FEATURES

M522 is a long-focal automated universal monochromator-spectrograph that is characterized with a high line quality and low-level stray light.

DESCRIPTION

High aperture ratio (F=1:3.8), low stray light and perfect line quality enable successful use of the M522 in a wide range of applications.
Two input and two output ports can be completed with the full set of accessories manufactured by SOLAR LS: standard and crossed entrance slits, order separating filter wheels, aperture matching units and optical fibers, CCD detectors and adapters for them.
The М522i in the Imaging mode provides absolute astigmatism compensation and high spatial resolution along the exit slit, meanwhile preserving the ideal line quality.
Fully automated control. Scanning and changing of diffraction gratings, order separating filters, adjustment of slit width and selection of an output port are performed automatically and controlled via the intelligent and easy-to-use software.
An automatic shutter provides for automatic background (dark current) subtraction, along with detector protection against excessive illumination from the light source.
Two output slits in М522 feature precise slit focusing units.
Detector adapters in M522 feature ability for fine through focus adjustment.
The SolarLS.LAB software provides automated control over the M522 and its detector. It allows to stitch spectra obtained by several diffraction grating scans in order to get a panoramic spectrum. Many possibilities of spectra processing and analysis are provided as well.
DLLs and LabVIEW drivers can be supplied at your request, allowing to control the instrument via individually designed software.

Applications

Emission and Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Absorption, Reflection and Transmission measurements
Multi-Channel Spectroscopy
Analytical Tasks Demanding High Resolution in the Range from UV to IR

Configuration

The M522 contains a maximum of two input ports and two output ports. Either a standard input slit is installed on the input port, or an optional crossed input slot. All spectral slits are automated, the width of the slits is software-adjustable. Structurally, the slit also contains a micro-screw and has the ability to manually adjust the slit width. Depending on the modification, the M522 may contain either a turret of four diffraction gratings, or one diffraction grating in the holder.

SPECIFICATIONS

Optical scheme	Optimized Czerny-Turner with two inputs and two outputs
Spectral range	typical 190 – 4500 nm
F/Number	1 : 6.7
Focal length, mm	522
Flat field, mm	30 x 10
Imaging	Option. Available for the both output ports simultaneously.
Diffraction gratings	70x70x10 mm, one grating or a turret with 4 gratings from the list below ¹⁾
— Grooves per mm	2400	1800	1200	600		400		300
— Reciprocal linear dispersion (average) nm/mm	0,66	1	1,4	2,8	2,6	4,37	3,68	5,56	5,16
— Blaze wavelength, nm	225	270	400	750	1000	800	1700	1500	2000
— Spectral range, nm³⁾	190-500	190-600	260-900	480-1680	648-2250	515-1800	1095-3825	965-3375	1290-4500
— Mechanical range for axial port, nm	0-650	0-865	0-1300	0-2600	0-2600	0-3900	0-3900	0-5200	0-5200
— Multichannel array bandpass (average), nm⁴⁾	17	25,3	38	78	70	123	96	155	140
— Spectral resolution (average), nm⁴⁾	<0,02	<0,029	<0,045	<0,09	<0,09	<0,13	<0,12	<0,18	<0,17
— Wavelength accuracy, nm	±0,01	±0,015	±0,022	±0,05		±0,07		±0,09
— Wavelength reproducibility, nm	±0,005	±0,0075	±0,011	±0,025		±0,035		±0,045
— Step of grating rotation, nm	0,007	0,009	0,013	0,026		0,04		0,05
— Scanning rate, nm/s	13	18	27	54		81		108
Entrance/exit slits	Automatic and manual adjustment
— Slit width, mm	0 — 2
— Slit height, mm	12
— Parallelism, µm	+/- 1
— Micrometer reading accuracy, µm	+/- 1
— Step size, µm	0,125
— Precision, µm	+/- 10
Filter wheel	Automatic switching
— Max number of filters	8
— Standard number of filters	5
— Filter size, mm	20
— Light aperture, mm	18
Integrated shutter	Computer controlled, serves for dark signal measuring
Computer interface	USB 2.0

1) Upon your request diffraction gratings differing from the above can be used

2) Reciprocal linear dispersion is indicated for blazing wavelength

3) Wavelength range for which diffraction efficiency exceeds 40%

4) For detector with 8 µm pixel size and 29.1 mm length of active area

OPTIONS & ACCESSORIES

The M522 monochromator-spectrograph has a wide range of options and accessories that provide efficient light collection from the sample located at a finite distance and at infinity, delivering light to the monochromator with and without an optical fiber, effective aperture matching of the optical fiber and monochromator.

Order Separating Filters Wheels
Aperture Matching Adapters
Condensers for collecting light into the fiber
Condensers for collecting light into the monochromator
Crossed Entrance Slit (optionally installed instead of the Standard Entrance Slit)
Optical Fibers
Adapters for attaching CCD detectors
CCD detectors
Cassegrain lenses

All exit slits are equipped with precision focusing devices; and detector adapters allow easy detector focusing.

Cassegrain lenses allow collecting light from objects located at a distance of 3.5m to infinity.

Adapters PS-2 and PS-3 are designed for the collection of light from a closely located sample and its effective input into an optical fiber. PS-2 features high transmittance in the UV range, while PS-3 has the possibility of installing an edge filter.

Contact a SOLAR LS specialist to select the complete set of your monochromator-spectrograph that meets the requirements for your instrument complex in the best way.

MULTI-CHANNEL CCD DETECTORS

Multichannel CCD detectors by ANDOR Technology TM
iVac Series, Spectroscopic CCD	DR 324B-FI model, front-illuminated CCD sensor, UltraVacTM thermo-electric cooling down to -60°C, spectral range 400-1000nm, 1650200pixels, pixel size 1616µm, image area 26.4mm * 3.2mm, 16 bits digitisation
iDus Series, Spectroscopic CCD	DV 401A-BV model, back-illuminated CCD sensor, UltraVacTM thermo-electric cooling down to -70°C, spectral range 200-1100nm, 1024127pixels, pixel size 2626µm, image area 26.6mm * 3.6mm, 16 bits digitisation
iDus Series, Spectroscopic CCD	DU 401A-BV model, back-illuminated CCD sensor, UltraVacTM thermo-electric cooling down to -100°C, spectral range 200-1100nm, 1024127pixels, pixel size 2626µm, image area 26.6mm * 3.6mm, 16 bits digitisation.
Newton Series, EMCCD	DU970P-FI model (), front-illuminated EMCCD sensor, UltraVacTM thermo-electric cooling down to -100°C, spectral range 400-1000nm, 1600200pixels, pixel size 16*16µm, dual output amplifier, crop mode, Variable readout speed up to 3MHz, 16 bits digitisation.
Newton Series, EMCCD	DU970P-BV model (), back-illuminated EMCCD sensor, UltraVacTM thermo-electric cooling down to -100°C, spectral range 200-1000nm, 1600200pixels, pixel size 16*16µm, dual output amplifier, crop mode, Variable readout speed up to 3MHz, 16 bits digitisation
iStar Series, Gated iCCD	DH320T-25U-03 model (), Ultra Fast Gated Intensified CCD Camera, spectral range 200-900nm, 124256 CCD 100% Fill Factor, 25mm tube, Gen2 Multialkali S20 Photocathode, P43 phosphor Multi-Mhz Readout Speeds, Integrated Digital Delay Generator, 3 ns Crop Mode sensor, Photocathode dry gas purge port, USB data interface.

(*) other models are supplied upon request

Two-dimensional HAMAMATSU arrays for the 200-1100nm range
UC-16H7306, Spectroscopic CCD	S7030-1006 sensor, non-cooled, spectral range 200-1100nm, 1024×64 pixels, pixel size 24×24µm, image area 24.6×1.4mm, 16 bit digitization
UC-16H7307, Spectroscopic CCD	S7030-1007 sensor, non-cooled, spectral range 200-1100nm, 1024×128 pixels, pixel size 24×24µm, image area 24.6×2.9mm, 16 bit digitization
UC-16H7316, Spectroscopic CCD	S7031-1006 back-illuminated sensor, TE cooling –10°C, spectral range 200-1100nm, 1024×64 pixels, pixel size 24×24µm, image area 24.6×1.4mm, 16 bit digitization
UC-16H7317, Spectroscopic CCD	S7031-1007 back-illuminated sensor, TE cooling –10°C, spectral range 200-1100nm, 1024×128 pixels, pixel size 24×24µm, image area 24.6×2.9mm, 16 bit digitization
UC-16H7318, Spectroscopic CCD	S7031-1008 back-illuminated sensor, TE cooling –10°C, spectral range 200-1100nm, 1024×256 pixels, pixel size 24×24 µm, image area 24.6 x 6.1mm, 16 bit digitization
U2C-16H10426, Spectroscopic CCD	S10420-1106-01 back-illuminated sensor, non-cooled, spectral range 200-1100nm, 2068х70 pixels, pixel size 14х14 µm, image area 28.672х0.896mm, 16 bit digitization
U2C-16H11516, Spectroscopic CCD	S11510-1106 back-illuminated sensor, non-cooled, spectral range 200-1100nm, 2068х70 pixels, pixel size 14х14 µm, image area 28,672х0,896mm, 16 bit digitization
U2C-16H11850, Spectroscopic CCD	S11850 back-illuminated sensor, TE cooling 5°С, , spectral range 200-1200nm, 2068х70 pixels, pixel size 14х14 µm, image area 28,672х0,896mm, 16 bit digitization
U2C-16H101409, Spectroscopic CCD	S10140-1109 back-illuminated sensor, non-cooled, , spectral range 200-1100nm, 2068х70 pixels, pixel size 14х14 µm, image area 28,672х0,896mm, 16 bit digitization
U2C-16H101419, Spectroscopic CCD	S10141-1109 back-illuminated sensor, TE cooling -10°C, , spectral range 200-1200nm, 2068х512 pixels, pixel size 12х12 µm, image area 24,576х6,072mm, 16 bit digitization

Linear InGaAs HAMAMATSU sensors for NIR-range 900-1700nm (up to 2600nm)
UC-16H904, InGaAs sensor	G9204-512D image sensor, spectral range 0.9-1.7µm, non-cooled, 512 pixels, pixel size 25×500µm, image area 12.8×0.5mm, 16 bit digitization
UC-16H912, InGaAs sensor	G9212-512S image sensor, InGaAs, spectral range 0.9-1.7µm, TE cooling –10°C, 512 pixels, pixel size 25×250µm, image area 12.8×0.25mm, 16 bit digitization
UC-16H914, InGaAs sensor	G9214-512S image sensor, InGaAs, spectral range 0.9-1.7µm, TE cooling –10°C, 512 pixels, pixel size 25×500µm, image area 12.8×0.5mm, 16 bit digitization
UC-16H908, InGaAs sensor	G9208-256W image sensor, InGaAs, spectral range 0.9-2.6µm, TE cooling –20°C, 256 pixels, pixel size 50×250µm, image area 12.8×0.25mm, 16 bit digitization

Linear non-cooled sensors for the 200-1100nm range
UC-12T3	TCD1304 image sensor, spectral range 190-1100nm, non-cooled, 3648 pixels, pixel width 8µm, image area 29.18×0.2mm, 14 bit digitization
UC-12T2	TCD1205 image sensor, spectral range 200-1100nm, non-cooled, 2048 pixels, pixel width 14µm, image area 28.672×0.2mm,14 bit digitization
U2C-14H13496	S13496 image sensor, spectral range 200-1000nm, non-cooled, 4096 pixels, pixel size 7 µm, 14 bit digitization
U2C-14H11639	S11639-01 image sensor, spectral range 200-1000nm, non-cooled, 2048 pixels, pixel size 14 µm, 14 bit digitization