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News Release from: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 June 2004
Seventy years of analytical excellence
Thermo Electron Corporation has a long tradition of innovation in optical emission and x-ray spectroscopy, spanning seven decades of technical innovation
Thermo Electron achieves seventy years of analytical excellence in optical emission and x-ray spectroscopy Thermo Electron Corporation has a long tradition of innovation in atomic spectroscopy, spanning seven decades of technical innovation
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 11 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Recent additions to the ARL line of instruments are testament to this enduring expertise.
The journey began in 1934 when Dr Maurice Hasler, who was fascinated by the capability of optical emission spectroscopy to produce, in minutes, chemical analysis that would normally take hours to perform by wet chemistry, borrowed a diffraction grating and built his own spectrograph.
Since the introduction of this spectrograph in 1934, the ARL range has seen a significant number of groundbreaking achievements.
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They include the first optical emission direct-reading polychromator, the ARL Quantometer (1946), the world's first multichannel X-ray Fluorescence, the ARL PCQ Production Control Quantometer (1953), the first computer-controlled Quantometer, the ARL LPG 21 (1963), the first optical emission dual spectrometer system, the ARL 3580 (1981) and many others.
Over the years, the ARL brand has become synonymous with analytical excellence and has been routinely associated with leadership in optical emission and X-ray spectroscopy.
Thermo OE and X-ray instruments continue to be acknowledged worldwide for their reliability, precision and stability.
Following on from 70 years of developments and breakthroughs, the Thermo drive to bring the most advanced technologies to market coupled with its strong innovative spirit, have resulted in the recent announcement of three new instruments.
First ARL Quantris - a state-of-the-art second generation CCD-based OE system for analytical performance at the level of PMT spectrometers.
Second ARL QuantoDesk - the smallest Thermo Electron CCD-based metals analyser: this flexible benchtop instrument is designed to provide quantitative as well as qualitative analysis for operation in harsh environments.
Third, the ARL Advant'x - a new model of the ARL Advant'x sequential XRF spectrometer series: compared to its predecessor, the power of the X-ray tube has been doubled to 1200W, which further improves limits of detection and precision.
With the most comprehensive range of products in the market today, Thermo is recognised as a trusted partner for the delivery of innovative solutions in the fields of Optical Emission spectroscopy, Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence and X-ray Diffraction systems.
With a reputation for setting standards in the industry, Thermo has led the way in the development of spectrochemical analysis technology in such major industries as metals, transportation, cement, construction, mining and petrochemicals.
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