VERTEX Series

Peak performance vacuum FTIR spectrometer with UltraScan^TM interferometer

The VERTEX 80v provides the top level of the Bruker VERTEX Series high performance FT-IR spectrometers. It offers unmatched performance and versatility for the most demanding research applications.

Common VERTEX features:

• The highest resolution and resolving power, peak signal-to-noise performance
• Time resolved and modulation options by means of Step-Scan, Rapid-Scan and Slow-Scan modes
• DigiTect^TM 24 Bit ADC detectors for highest sensitivity and stability
• Widest range of extensions to meet all current and future needs
• Plenty of coupling possibilities – FTIR and Raman microscopy, GC, TGA, PM-IRRAS, VCD …
• Easy beamsplitter exchange without interferometer alignment
• Fully automated test routines for validation according to cGMP (OQ, PQ)
• 21 CFR Part 11 and validation according to EU-, JP- and US-Pharmacopeia

VERTEX 80v features:

• Evacuable optics bench for lowest atmospheric interferences
• Four position automatic beamsplitter exchange without disrupting the vacuum
• Full spectral range coverage from far, mid and near up to VIS and UV
• True aligned UltraScan^TM high resolution interferometer
• Wide range room temperature DLaTGS detector
• Improved time resolved and modulation options

UltraScan^TM interferometer

The actively aligned UltraScan^TM interferometer provides PEAK spectral resolution. The infinite life linear air bearing, TrueAlignment of the scanning interferometer arm and PEAK quality optics guarantee the ultimate sensitivity and stability. The innovative TrueAlignment technology does not produce the artifacts, such as ghost peaks and additional noise, that can occur with the dynamic alignment systems used in other spectrometers.

DigiTect^TM detector

Bruker´s DigiTect^TM detector technology ensures lowest electronic noise. It is based on modern dual-channel delta-sigma ADC’s with true 24-bit dynamic range integrated into the detector preamplifier electronics.

Terahertz extension verTera

Including verTera extension the VERTEX 80v can in its broadest configuration cover an impressive spectral range down to 3 cm^-1 without need of cryogenically cooled components. VerTera is applicable with several THz compatible FTIR sample compartment accessories such as transmittance, gas cells, reflectance and THz compatible ATR units, allowing for a unified workflow in a broad spectral range. 

Vacuum Optics

With the evacuable optics bench of the VERTEX 80v vacuum FTIR spectrometer, PEAK sensitivity in the mid-, near and far IR/THz regions is obtained without the fear of masking very weak spectral features caused by water vapor or CO₂ absorptions. Outstanding results, e.g. in the area of nano-science research down to sub-monolayers, can be obtained.

Step-Scan

The step-scan technique allows the monitoring of the temporal progress of very fast reproducible events (transients) down to the very low ns-range. The interferometer mirror consecutively steps to the separate interferogram points one by one where the experiment is restarted again. Temporal resolution up to 2,5 nsec is possible.

Rapid-Scan

For time-resolved spectroscopy of non-reproducible experiments, data can be obtained using the so-called Rapid-Scan technique. In this case the interferometer mirror moves very fast and up to 4 spectra can be extracted from each full forward-backward interferometer scan. Up to 110 spectra acquisition per second possible.