Physical

Spectrometer dimensions:

89.1 mm x 63.3 mm x 34.4 mm

Spectrometer weight:

190 grams

Light source dimensions:

155 mm x 50 mm x 53.3 mm

Light source weight:

240 g

Detector Specifications

Detector:

Toshiba TCD1304AP Linear CCD array

Pixels:

3648 pixels

Pixel size:

8 μm x 200 μm

Pixel well depth:

100,000 electrons

Signal-to-noise ratio:

300:1 (at full signal)

A/D resolution:

16 bit

Corrected linearity:

>99.8%

Sensitivity:

130 photons/count at 400 nm; 60 photons/count at 600 nm

Optical Bench

Design:

f/4, Asymmetrical crossed Czerny-Turner

Focal length:

42 mm input; 68 mm output

Entrance aperture:

25 µm wide slit

Grating:

Grating #2

OFLV filter:

OFLV-350-1000

Fiber optic connector:

SMA 905 to 0.22 numerical aperture single-strand optical fiber

Spectroscopic

Wavelength range:

430-990 nm
(The actual range typically exceeds what's listed here. The range listed is where you will see changes as small as 0.01 absorbance units.)

Optical resolution:

1.0 nm FWHM

Signal-to-noise ratio:

300:1 (at full signal)

A/D resolution:

16 bit

Dark noise:

50 RMS counts

Integration time:

3.8 ms to 10 seconds

Dynamic range:

2 x 10⁸ (system), 1300:1 for a single acquisition

Stray light:

<0.05% at 600 nm; 0.10% at 435 nm

Light Source/Sample Holder

Power consumption:

600 mA @ 12 VDC; external power supply (included)

Pathlength:

1 cm

Cuvette shape:

Square

Light source:

Deuterium tungsten

"Z" dimension:

15 mm

Bulb life (hours):

900 tungsten

Time to stabilized output:

~30 minutes

Optical Fiber

Optical fiber:

P400-2-UV-VIS

Electronics

Power consumption:

250 mA @ 5 VDC

Data transfer speed:

Full scans to memory every 4 ms with USB 2.0 port, 18 ms with USB 1.1 port

Inputs/Outputs:

Yes, 8 onboard digital user-programmable GPIOs

Analog channels:

No

Auto nulling:

Yes

Breakout box compatible:

Yes, HR4-BREAKOUT

Trigger modes:

5 modes

Strobe functions:

Yes

Connector:

22-pin connector

Computer

Operating systems:

Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, Mac OS X and Linux with USB port; Any 32-bit Windows OS with serial port

Computer interfaces:

USB 2.0 @ 480 Mbps (USB1.1 compatible); RS-232 (2-wire) @ 115.2 K baud

Peripheral interfaces:

SPI (3-wire); I2C inter-integrated circuit