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The video camera and servos of the electrode holders built into the tripod are designed to automatically maintain the interelectrode gap during the evaporation of the sample by computer analysis in real time of the image of the arc discharge, as well as the initial setting of this gap relative to the optical axis. The electrode holders are cooled with water using a closed-cycle cooling unit.

We offer expert laboratories of physicochemical methods of analysis a gas chromatograph with a quadrupole mass spectrometric detector «MAESTRO-αMS». Quadrupole GC-MS «MAESTRO-αMS» is in demand for targeted research (screening) and non-targeted search. In targeted studies, it is necessary to detect given target compounds in samples of various nature and origin at the level of residual amounts, for example, several picograms of the target compound in the injected 1 μl of liquid sample. Most often, targeted research is carried out in the following areas of laboratory screening: ecology, food safety, clinical monitoring, narcology, doping control, production control of various raw materials. In targeted studies, it is often required not only to confirm the presence of a compound in a sample, but also to determine the level of its content quantitatively, since both the list of target compounds and the permissible level of their presence in the sample are specified by regulatory documents. Quantitative analysis requires standards for the substances you are looking for. When conducting a non-target search, as a rule, it is required to analyze a sample of unknown composition, in other words, to find as many compounds as possible in the sample and identify (identify) each of them. Since the identification of a detected compound is carried out by comparing its experimental mass spectrum with the spectrum of a pure substance obtained under standard conditions, this task requires reference libraries of mass spectra of pure substances, as well as tools for working with mass spectra, for example: algorithms for cleaning experimental mass spectra from background and spectral noise (mass spectrum deconvolution algorithms), library search and comparison algorithms. An off-target search is called a qualitative analysis, since the researcher is primarily interested in the list of detected substances, and not in the quantitative assessment of their content in the sample. When creating MAESTRO-αMS, we took into account our own many years of experience in operating imported analogues. We have made the device inexpensive. We have made the device compact: The modern design of the device made it possible to make the MAESTRO-αMS really compact, so that the device occupies the smallest possible area on the laboratory table. The layout of the device allows you to remove the ion source on the front flange for cleaning and replacing the cathodes, if necessary. We have reduced the cost of operation: When developing the MAESTRO-αMS, we sought to increase the resistance of the device to sample matrices and use a minimum of consumable materials in order to eliminate downtime for maintenance and replacement. As a result, we have created an extremely stable ion source and a perpetual photomultiplier detector. We have created special software: Even at the first acquaintance with the software, it becomes obvious that being in the window of each button and each parameter to be changed is expedient and logical. Our software product was created for the convenience of the operator, so we implemented the necessary and eliminated the unnecessary. We used the principle of one active window, in which the operator moves sequentially step by step, performing hardware settings, setting the data collection method, subsequent processing algorithms, templates for presenting the results. MAESTRO-αMS offers a wide range of scanning modes, built-in algorithms for working with mass spectral data, convenient unloading of initial data arrays for their processing in specialized software packages, graphics export for presentations and scientific publications. You can use several libraries of mass spectra at the same time, or create your own for your typical tasks. Finally, we provide a 5-day training course for professionals who want to understand the theoretical foundations of the method and their implementation in the hardware of modern quadrupole GC/MS. The volume and depth of presentation of the material from the developers of the device is intended to lay the foundation for the effective use of «MAESTRO-αMS» in the future. Some technical characteristics of MAESTRO-αMS: • Instrumental detection limit (SIM, OFN @272 m/z ) < 10 fg; • Scan modes: scan for selected ions, full scan in a given mass range, combined scan mode; • The number of simultaneously connected libraries of mass spectra is at least 10.

The X-ray fluorescence spectrometer SPECTROSCAN MAX-GF1(2)E-C combines two methods of detecting an analytical signal: diffraction on a crystal (wave dispersion - WDX) and energy dispersion (EDX) method, as well as sample delivery adapted for the analysis of large-size images. The collimation of the primary radiation of the X-ray tube and the special design of the sample presentation make it possible to analyze the sample over an area of 1 cm2 in 1 mm increments, and thus investigate the distribution of elements over an area. The spectrometer is designed to determine the contents of elements in the range from Ca to U in substances in solid, powdery, dissolved states, as well as deposited on the surface or deposited on filters. With the help of fixed energy dispersion channels, any one or two additional elements in the range from magnesium (Mg) to calcium (Ca) can be determined. With the help of this modification of the spectrometer, forensic and customs examinations, judicial and forensic medical examinations, as well as art-historical examinations are carried out.

The flame spectrometer is designed for rapid determination of a wide range of concentrations (up to 8 orders of magnitude) of sodium, lithium, potassium, calcium, barium, caesium, rubidium in technological solutions. The excitation of atoms occurs in an air-acetylene flame. The device consists of a three-slit burner with flame control, a pneumatic sprayer, a spray chamber, an optical radiation input system into the "Hummingbird-2" spectrometer and an automatic air and acetylene supply system, with the possibility to control and adjust gas flow. The use of a three-slit burner provides increased flame temperature over the central slit of the burner due to the external flame layers. This makes it possible to determine low concentrations of calcium and barium. At the same time, it remains the possibility to determine impurities in highly concentrated solutions without clogging the burner slots. The lighting system of the spectrometer is mirror-lens, thanks to this, radiation collected from both sides of the burner is introduced into the polychromator.

Atomic Emission Complex "Grand Stream" is designed for rapid determination of the composition of powder samples of natural and industrial origin, includes a "Grand" spectrometer, a "Stream" installation and auxiliary equipment for sample preparation.

Specialized wavelength-dispersive XRF analyzer based on the Cochois scheme is designed for high-precision determination of chemical elements U, Th, Mo, Au, W, Tl, As, Pb as well as other elements in ores, rocks and when developing the technogenic fields. Possibility to determine groups of elements without readjustment of crystal-analyzer. Exceptionally high resolution of the Koshua X-ray optical scheme with crystal-analyzer quartz 1011. Developed mathematical support. Principle of analyzer operation is based on the excitation of the fluorescent radiation of sample atoms being under examination by radiation coming from an X-ray tube. Spectrum decomposition of the fluorescence radiation is performed according to Cauchois method. The fluorescence radiation focused by analyzing crystal and standard line are marked on Rowland focal circle. Then, they are recorded by X-ray radiation detector in turn. The intensity of the fluorescent irradiation with a particular wavelength is directly proportional to the chemical element concentration in the material under examination.

Vacuum spectrometers are designed for rapid analysis of alloys based on iron, copper, aluminum and other metals in factory and research laboratories, including the determination of elements having analytical lines in the field of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) (for example, S, P and C in steels).

The generator is designed to produce an electric arc and spark discharge in atomic emission spectral analysis installations. The generator is designed specifically for use in spectral analysis of samples of complex composition for simultaneous determination of impurity and alloying components in a wide range of concentrations.

The MAES analyzer is a modern means of measuring the intensities of spectral lines and then calculating the concentrations of the elements to be determined.

The spectrometer is designed to determine the contents of elements in the range from Na to U in substances in solid, powdery, dissolved states, as well as deposited on the surface or deposited on filters. The principle of operation of the X-ray spectrometer is based on irradiation of the sample with primary radiation from an X-ray tube, measurement of the intensity of secondary fluorescent radiation from the sample at wavelengths corresponding to the elements to be determined, and subsequent calculation of the mass fraction of these elements according to a pre-constructed calibration characteristic, which is the dependence of the content of the element to be determined on the measured intensity. Secondary fluorescent radiation is decomposed into a spectrum using a crystal analyzer. Due to this, the X-ray fluorescence spectrometer has a high resolution, and therefore the ability to accurately analyze complex multicomponent substances.

At the Scientific Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the technology of acousto-optic filtration of optical radiation is used to create a wide class of optical devices that are successfully used, for example, in biomedicine to diagnose various diseases (including oncology), in agriculture to diagnose the condition of plants, during non-destructive testing of complex technical objects and in solving other tasks. Acousto-optics has a number of important advantages over other technologies for obtaining spectral information: - the ability to create imaging devices without spatial scanning, since the acousto-optic filter is a software-controlled tunable light filter; - the compact modular design allows the acousto-optic filter to be integrated into the optical circuit of most imaging devices, which expands their analytical capabilities; - spectrum scanning is carried out by means of an electrical signal, without mechanical scanning; - fast arbitrary spectral addressing causes high shooting speed and the absence of redundant information; - software management. The key element of the presented device – an acousto–optic filter - is being developed at the Scientific Research Center of the UP RAS on the basis of original calculation methods. The manufacture of acousto-optic filters, optical and mechanical components, as well as the assembly, tuning, and calibration of such devices is also carried out at the Scientific Research Center of the UP RAS.