About the instrument

The Bruker Hyperion 2000 FT-IR is a microscope that allows fast, non-destructive chemical micro-analysis based on Fourier Transformed Infrared (FT-IR) spectral mapping. It is designed to combine visible inspection and infrared spectral analysis of suitable samples. Its field of use includes material research, polymers, chemicals, forensics, art conservation, and life sciences. The instrument comprises an upright microscope and a FT-IR spectrometer (Vertex 70, Bruker) and an all-in-one spectroscopic software (OPUS, Bruker) serves for data acquisition, analysis and documentation.

The CCD image of the sample is shown not only on the computer monitor, but also on a second LCD screen integrated in the microscope frame. This second screen makes the sample positioning and the identification of the region of interest in the sample more comfortable. All visual images are saved with the measured infrared spectra and their specific sampling positions.

For detailed information please, refer to the brochure “Hyperion Series FT-IR microscopes”.

Technical details, spectrometer (Vertex 70) unit

  • Light source: MIR (Globar)
  • Detector: Mid-infrared Photovoltaic MCT D317/BF, cooled with liquid N2
  • Detector range: 4,800 – 850 cm-1
  • Beam splitter: KBr
  • Interferometer: Rocksolid TM (with dual retroreflecting cube corner mirrors)
  • Extra module: PMA 50 for polarization modulation measurements
  • Detector of the PMA module: photoconductive NB MCT D313/B-A, cooled with liquid N2
  • Detector range: 10,000 – 750 cm-1

Technical details, microscope (Hyperion 2000) unit

  • Detector: MCT D326 0 25 (SN J-19374), cooled with liquid N2
  • Stage: motorized (75 x 50)

Objectives:

  • 4x (visual observation)
  • 15x
  • 20x ATR (Attention! Refractive index of the crytal is 4! The sample must have a smaller refractive index.)
  • + Objective for Auto-calibration (all gratings + all laser lines)

Important:

This microscope has been moved to the 2. Floor, MUG3 building (Muthgasse 11.)