LUMOS II

Elevate Your Analysis with the LUMOS II Fully Automated FTIR Imaging Microscope

Introducing the LUMOS II, a user-friendly, standalone FTIR imaging microscope that consistently delivers peak performance across various measurement modes. Whether your analysis involves transmission, reflection, or attenuated total reflectance (ATR), the LUMOS II is the ultimate choice, ensuring precision and ease of operation.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive FTIR microscopy in a standalone package, offering seamless full automation for effortless usage.
• Versatility Defined: All-in-one functionality, encompassing VIS, transmission, ATR, and reflection modes.
• Unmatched Speed: Harness the power of ultrafast data acquisition, enabled by superior focal-plane array (FPA) technology, allowing simultaneous collection of 1024 spectra in a single scan.
• Enhanced Detection: Experience thermoelectrically cooled MCT detector capabilities, eliminating the need for liquid nitrogen.
• Precision ATR Control: Benefit from a motorized ATR crystal, enabling fully automated measurements even in ATR mode, with integrated pressure control ensuring consistent sample-to-crystal pressure for precise mapping and imaging experiments.
• Extended Workspace: Enjoy the advantage of a generous working distance, providing ample sample space for comprehensive analyses.
• Macro Sampling Innovation: Explore larger samples with the available macro unit, seamlessly integrated with QuickSnap^TM sampling modules from the compact FT-IR spectrometer ALPHA.
• Unwavering Stability: The RockSolid^TM interferometer, a patented marvel, ensures optics are permanently aligned. Its unique design, featuring dual retro reflection cube corner mirrors and a wear-free pivot mechanism, guarantees stability and reliability even in challenging environments.
• LUMOS II adheres to pharmaceutical standards, compliant with 21 CFR Part 11 and validated according to EU-, JP-, and US-Pharmacopeia, bolstering its reliability and regulatory compatibility.

Mastering FTIR Imaging with Focal-Plane Array Technology

Unleash the power of the LUMOS II’s lightning-fast FTIR imaging prowess, driven by cutting-edge focal-plane array (FPA) technology. The microscope’s remarkable capability to collect 1024 spectra in a single scan, totaling over 50,000 spectra per minute, shatters conventional limitations. Each pixel, with sizes as small as 1.25 µm, holds an entire FTIR spectrum, making way for vibrant color images that accentuate a sample’s unique chemical structure and composition. This innovation ensures unmatched spatial resolution and sensitivity across all measurement modes.

Automated Precision with Motorized ATR Crystal

A groundbreaking advancement lies in the motorization of the ATR crystal within the objective. This exceptional feature empowers fully automated IR measurements, including ATR mode, seamlessly executed by the LUMOS. Integrated pressure control ensures a constant and accurate pressure between the crystal and the sample, a pivotal factor for mapping and imaging experiments. While hidden during transmission and reflection, the ATR crystal seamlessly positions into the IR focus for data acquisition in ATR mode, facilitated by an encoded piezo drive.

Macro Sampling Unleashed

Uncover the possibilities of macro sampling with the LUMOS II. For investigations involving larger samples, our innovative macro unit seamlessly integrates with the microscope, enabling the utilization of QuickSnap^TM sampling modules from the compact FT-IR spectrometer ALPHA. Explore a wide array of transmission, diffuse and specular reflection, as well as attenuated total reflection (ATR) options, providing unmatched sampling flexibility for solid, liquid, and gaseous samples.

Steadfast Precision with RockSolid^TM Interferometer

Experience unwavering performance with the RockSolid^TM interferometer, an exclusive patented component that outperforms ordinary interferometer designs with over 20% increased throughput. Anchored by dual retro reflection cube corner mirrors and a wear-free pivot mechanism positioned at the center of mass, stability and reliability prevail even in challenging environments. This revolutionary design ensures optical mirror tilt elimination and mechanical mirror shear prevention, yielding unparalleled advantages including:

• Elimination of standby mode requirements for bearing protection
• Eradication of recalibration after movement
• Prevention of mechanical bearing wear, minimizing service costs
• Resilience against vibrations and thermal influences