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1874 Firstspectrometer
1924 FirstPulfrichphotometer–the
basisforthedevelopmentof
spectrophotometryinJena
1937 Firstflamephotometer–CarlZeiss
establishesthemethodologyofflame
photometry
1963 SPEKOLandSPECORDupdatethe
traditionofPulfrichphotometersin
Jena
1969 Prototypeofthefirstcommercial
flameAAS
1971 LaunchingofthefirstAAS1of
CarlZeissJena
1982 Firstsimultaneouslymeasuring
UV/VisspectrometerwithMCS
1993 IntroductionofthefirstZeiss-AAS
graphitesystemwithtransverse-
heatedgraphitefurnace
2000 AASZEEnit,thefirsttransverse-
heatedZeemangraphitefurnace
AASinstrumentwithvariable
magneticfieldand3fieldmode
2003 Firsthighspeedphotometerwith
50cellchangerandDiodeArray
Detector
2004 AnalytikJenaAGpresentsthefirst
High-ResolutionContinuumSource
AAS(HR-CSAAS)worldwide,a
revolutioninAtomicAbsorption
2006 HR-CSAASforgraphitefurnace
technology
More than 150 years of experience in the field of
Optical Spectroscopy
AnalytikJenahasalongtraditionindevelopinghighqualityandprecision
analyticalsystemswhichdatesbacktotheinventionsmadebyErnstAbbeand
CarlZeiss.TodayAnalytikJenaisaleadingmanufacturerofhighperformance
analyticalinstrumentsandoneofthemostinnovativecompanies.
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ZEEnit
Decadesofexperienceinthedevelopmentofspectrometers,
plusthemostrecentfindingsmadeinelectronics,magneticfield
technologyandfurnacedesign,havegoneintotheZEEnit
series.TheZEEnit700Pcompletesyetanothermilestonein
spectrometerdevelopmentatAnalytikJena:Asystemthatcom-
binesexcellentanalyticalperformancewithahighdegreeof
userfriendliness.
Dual atomizer concept
Adesignthatisimpressivebecauseofitsfunctionality.Change
oftechniqueswithoutanymechanicalmovement,conversionor
readjustment–immediatelyreadyforuse.
Transverse-heated graphite furnace
Thefuture-orientedfurnaceheatingconcept,whichcancope
withavarietyofsamples,includingcomplexmatricesand
refractoryelements.
Third-generation magnetic field technology
Maximumsensitivityandoptimummatchingtotheanalytical
problemthankstothevariablemagneticfieldstrengthupto1.0
Teslaandtheuseoftwodifferentcorrectionmodes.Expansion
ofthelinearworkingrangebymeansofthe3fieldtechnique,
andadynamicmodeforautomaticadaptationtovariedelement
contents–theZEEnitopensupunparalleledcapabilitiesin
ZeemangraphitefurnaceAAS.
Automation has never been more convincing
Flexibilityandefficiency,mustsinfullyautomaticsampleprepa-
ration,areprovidedbyAS-F,AS-FDandAS-GF,intelligent
autosamplersformorethanjustautomaticdosing.Functions
suchasintelligentdilutionandpreconcentration,automaticdos-
ingofmodifiers,andautomaticdepthadjustment,combined
withhighdosingprecision,makeovernightoperationamere
routineandguaranteeprofitablesamplethroughputs.
Recent technologies translated into a family of instruments that sets new standards
ZEEnit Plus
ThenewZEEnitseriesincludestheZEEnit650P,aZeemanAAS
forgraphitefurnaceandhydridetechnologyandtheZEEnit700P,
acompacttandemspectrometerforflamemode,hydrideand
graphitefurnacetechnology.Bothdevicesareabletoanalyze
liquidandsolidsamplesinoneandthesamesystem.
Bothsystemscombineintelligentdesignwithoptimumfunc-
tionalityandconvincingperformancefeatures:
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Plus8lampchangerformaximumautomationand
samplethroughput
PlusSingleanddoublebeamavailable
PlusD2backgroundcorrectionandZeemanthird
generationbackgroundcorrection
PlusIntegratedRFIDToolforworkingwithcoded
lamps
PlusIntegratedsuperlamppowersupplyforbest
analyticalperformance
Plus IntegratedHigh-endVisionToolforbestobservati-
onandcontrolofsampleinjectionandsampledrying
inthegraphitetube
PlusDirectanalysisofsolidsamples
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Thoroughly studied burner-atomizer system
Aburner-nebulizer-systemoptimizedovermanyAASgenera-
tionsandamaturemixingchamberconceptensuresstable
operationandhighrepeatabilityintheflamemode.
Designed-in safety
SafeoperationisatoppriorityespeciallyinflameAAS.
Withamultitudeofsensors,allsafety-relevantparametersare
constantlymonitoredandcontrolled.Allfunctions,fromflame
ignitiontoswitchingtypesofgasandtosafequenching,are
PCcontrolledandfullyautomated.
Variable sample feeding techniques
Thisisunique:Smoothfeedingofliquidsandsolids(direct
analysis),andfastchangebetweenbothtechniques.
ASpect LS data analysis and control software
Aconvincingsoftwareconceptthatisnotonlyefficientforlabo-
ratoryroutinebutalsogivestheusereveryfreedomformethod
developmentandoptimization.Analyticalqualityassuranceand
validationfeaturegreatlyinthisproduct.
Long high-performance life guaranteed
for 10 years
Quartzcoatedopticsandencapsulationguardagainstcorrosive
laboratoryatmospheresandextendthelifespan–anadvantage
wepassontoourcustomers:Along-termwarrantyoftenyears
isstandardforouratomicabsorptionspectrometers!
A match for every requirement
ZEEnit 700 P with hydride system
and AS-FD
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ZEEnit
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A unique furnace design
Thetransverse-heatedgraphitefurnaceisamustwhereoptimum
atomizationconditionsandhighsamplethroughputarerequired
simultaneously.Thisclearlysuperiorconcepthas,foranumber
ofyears,beensuccessfullyemployedinallAnalytikJenagraphite
furnaceAASsystems.Itguaranteesuniformtemperatureallalong
theopticalaxisthroughoutthetubeandeliminatesmemoryand
condensationeffectsthatoccuratthecoolertubeendsofcon-
ventional,longitudinallyheatedgraphitetubes.Loweratomizing
temperaturesprolongtubelife.Problem-freeanalysisoflow-
volatilityelements(e.g.,vanadium,molybdenum),andthe
directanalysisofsolidsamplesarepossible.
Sensorlessadaptivetemperaturecontrol(STC)completelymonitors
thefunctionofthegraphitetubeandcomparesimportantactual
furnaceparameterswiththesettings.Deviationsofthetuberesist-
ancecausedbychemicalcorrosionandageingofthegraphite
materialareimmediatelycorrected,andthecorrecttemperatureis
readjusted.Thetemperatureinsidethegraphitetubeismonitored
andrecalibratedbyauniqueemission-independent,pyrometric
quotientmethod.Aformationroutineoptimallypreparesnew
tubesfortheanalysesandcheckstheoverallstatusofthefur-
nace.Thisistheonlywaytoensurethatyourmeasurements
staycomparableoverlongtimes.
Theresultingbenefitsforyourdailyroutinespeakforthemselves:
Marked improvement in accuracy
Transverse-heatedgraphitetubesconsiderablydiminishmany
chemicalinterferencesandthereforematrixeffects.Asaconse-
quence,youranalysesarealmostmemory-free.
Cost-efficient analyses
Tosaveoperatingcosts,youcanchoosebetweentwotypesof
tubes:
Theplatformtubeallowsyoutodetermineallelementswith
justonetube–noneedtochangetubesduringamultielement
routine.Forsimpleapplications,thelow-costwalltubeisthe
bestchoice.
Time-saving and amazingly easy
Thetransverse-heatedtubedesignmakestubechangeand
adjustingthesamplerpipettingtipeasierthaneverbefore.
State-of-the-art technology for higher accuracy and precision
Thankstotheconsistentimplementa-
tionofthe“StabilizedTemperature
PlatformFurnace”(STPF)concept,
atomizationinterferencesarereduced
toaminimum.Thisdirectlyim-
provestheaccuracyoftheanalytical
data.TheZEEnitthusmeetsallrequire-
mentsforinterference-freegraphite
furnaceanalyses.Thisconsiderably
increasesefficiency,andsavestime.
STPF Left to right:
Graphite tube change
without adjustment
SSA 600
Solid sample carrier
Liquid dosing unit
TheZEEnitistheonlysystemworldwidethatpermitsthedirect
feedingofbothliquidandsolidsamplesusingthesolidAA®
technology.Thedreamofsmoothlychangingbetweenliquid
andsolidtechniqueshascometrue.Withitsbuilt-inZeeman
system,theZEEnitofAnalytikJenaexcelwiththeexacting
demandsthedirectanalysisofsolidsplacesonbackgroundcor-
rectionandonthegraphitefurnace.
Two different feeding systems for solid samples
are available:
SSA 6 z – manual solid sampler
Manualmoduleforthereproducibleinsertionandremovalof
thesamplecarrier.Evenwithexternalmanualweighing,auto-
maticdatatransferismadeviatheASpectLSsoftware.
SSA 600 – automatic solid sampler with integrated
microbalance
ThissystemallowsroutinesolidAAS.Notonlytransportofthe
loadedsamplecarrierintothefurnacebutalsoweighingwiththe
fullyintegratedmicrobalanceiscompletelyautomated.
Liquid dosing unit for versatile applications
Withthenewliquiddosingmodule,solidsamplingbecomes
eveneasier.Aliquidcalibrationoutofoneormorestocksolu-
tionsnowisdoneautomaticallybythesampler.Themodifieris
alsoautomaticallypipettedtoeachsolidorliquidsample.
Aspeciallyoptimizedsamplecarriercanbeusedformanykinds
ofsolids–frompowderstogranulates.Thecarriergeometry
ensuresoptimumatomizingconditionsinthesolidtubeandreli-
abletransferprocessesinsamplefeeding.
Theanalyticaladvantages
Analysisoftheunadulteratedoriginalsamples
Notime-consumingsampledigestion
Nodilutioneffectwithsubstancesharmfultohealthor
theenvironment
Minimizedriskofcontamination
Highsensitivity
Genuinemicrovolumemethod(samplevolumesinthe
orderofµgormg)
Detectionlimitsinthepgandfgranges
Theeconomicbenefits
Speed
Reducedcosts
Flexibility
Efficiency
Flexible analysis for all kinds of samples
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ZEEnit
The„Dual-Atomizer“concept,animportantcomponentof
thenewdesignconcept,guaranteesafastandunproblematic
changefromflamemodetographitetechnology.Completely
withoutreadjustmentorcomplicatedchangeofautosampler
—oneclickinthesoftwaredoesitall.Thatmeansfastestopera-
tionalreadinessandsimplehandlingfortheuser.
Amongthebasicconditionsforsmoothoperationintrace
analysisareregularmaintenanceandcleaningofthefurnace
parts.Thefurnaceslidesoutofthesamplecompartmenttoa
definedparkingposition,whichprovidesthenecessaryaccess
forcleaningandmaintenance.
Completely automated optimization of the
parameters
Greatemphasisisplacedoninnovativefunctionalitywhen
developingdevices.Fullyautomaticroutinesoptimizetheanaly-
sisprocessandthusalsoguaranteetheoptimumconditionsat
highsamplethroughputandthereforethemaximumreliability
oftheresults.
Pyrolysisandatomizationtemperaturesarechangedusingthe
„Optimizationofthefurnaceparameters“softwarefunctionand
adaptedtotherespectiveapplication.Atthesametime,aninte-
gratedcamera,the„FurnaceVisionTool“monitorsthedeposi-
tionofdropletsandthedryingphaseinthegraphitetube.
Informationinuniquefull-colorimagequalityprovidesdetailed
monitoringandeffectivecorrection.
InthenewZEEnitfamilyalllampdataareautomaticallyread
andrecordedusingaRFIDtoolforhighestoperator
convinience.
Thelampisidentifiedduringinitialization,theoperatingpara-
metersaresetandtherunningtimesaremonitored.
User-oriented: New standards of operating convenience
Sequences of the integrated camera in the graphite furnace
Display of coded lamp parameters
ZEEnit 650 P and SSA 600 Graphite furnace in service position
Left to right:
Coded HCL
SFS 6 injection
module
Scraper – the automatic
cleaning module
TheZEEnit700Pofferssolutionsforfast,automatedroutine
operation,whetherabsorptionoremission.Toachieveoptimum
results,fuelcompositionandburnerheightcanbeautomatically
adjustedtotherespectivesample.ThefullyautomatedTotal
FlowGasbox,whichisintegratedinallZEEnitsystems,ensures
thesettingsandmonitoringofallgasparameters.
Thankstoautomaticheightadjustment,theburnerheadis
alwaysataperfectposition.Evenforchangingrequirementsand
measurementsofdifferentelementsinonesequencethecondi-
tionsarealwayskeptatanoptimumbytheefficientoptimization
routine.
Accessories
AccessoriessuchastheSegmentedFlowStar(SFS)ortheScraper
helpyoufacethechallengesofcomplexmatricesinflameanalysis.
TheSFSiscapableofdosingminusculesamplevolumesbytime-
controlledflowinjection.Thankstocontinuoussystemrinsing,it
extendsthestableworkingtimewithsamplesofhighmatrixorsalt
contents.TheScraperfacilitatesworkwiththenitrousoxideflame.
Itautomaticallyremovesgraphitedepositsfromtheburnerslot,
ensuringcontinuousoperationandminimizingmanualcleaning
chores.
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ZEEnit
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The automation concept
AS-FandAS-FDmakeyourroutineanalysesofstandardsand
samplesalmostfullyautomatic.Integratedintheoverallcon-
ceptoftheinstrument,eithersamplercanbesimplyinstalled
directlyintothesamplecompartment.Thissavesspaceand
minimizestubinglengths–thebestwaytopreventcontamina-
tionincaseofrealsamples.
Toprolongtheservicelifeofthesamplers,allpartspossibly
contactedbyacidsorsolventsaremadeofcorrosion-resistant
materials.Varied,freelyselectablerinsingroutinesmarkedly
reducetheriskofcarry-overandcontamination.
TheintelligentdilutionfunctionoftheAS-FDmakesmanual
dilution,atime-consuminganderror-proneprocess,unneces-
sary.Therefore,samplelotswithgreatlyvaryingelementcon-
tentscanbeprocessedwithoutinterruption.
More than only a sampler
WiththeAS-GF,theautosamplerforgraphitefurnaceAASof
liquidsamples,automatedsamplepreparationandanalysis
areeasy:
Automaticgenerationofreferencecurvesfromoneor
severalstocksolutions(uptotenpoints)
Dosingofextremelysmallsamplevolumeswithexcel-
lentrepeatability
Automaticsampledilutionandenrichmentbyaspeci-
fiedfactor
Intelligentautomaticdilutionofsamplesexceedingthe
calibrationrange;cleancontrollimitstoavoidcontami-
nation
Automaticenrichmentofsamplesbelowthecalibration
range
Uniqueautomaticcorrectionoftheimmersiondepthfor
everyvesselcontainingsampleorotherliquid
Robust,low-noiseoperation
Fast,easyadjustment
Itsmanyfunctionsandtheautomaticrunningofoptimizing
routinesmaketheAS-GFanintelligentsamplepreparation
station.
For maximum efficiency and high sample throughput
Ifconcentrationsexceedthecalibrationrange,anautomatic
cleancontrolpreventscontaminationofthesubsequent
samples.Allthesefunctionsarecompletelyintegratedin
theautosampler,sonocostly,space-consumingextrasare
required.
Autosampler AS-GF
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Analysis of hydride forming elements and
mercury down to the lowest concentration
ranges
Withasimplelockmechanism,changingburnerheadsisjustas
easyasattachingthesamplecellunitforhydridetechnology.
IncombinationwiththeHShydridesystemsofAnalytikJena,
theZEEnitPguaranteesconvenienthandlingaswellasefficiency
duringtheanalysisofhydrideformingelementsandmercury
withthecoldvapourtechnique.
ThecombinationwiththeHShydridesystemscanbeimple-
mentedintwoways.
Thetraditionalway:Atomizationintheelectronicallyheated
quartzcell.
Thefuture-orientedway:Hydrideformationcoupledwith
ElectrothermalAtomization.
Modular concept of hydride systems
Thehydridesystemsarebasedonamodularconcept.They
caneasilybeadaptedtochangingrequirementsofananalyti-
callabusingUpgradeModules.AllsystemsoftheHSseries
caneasilybeupgradedbyaddingnewfunctions,e.g.adding
anamalgamationmoduletoanexistingsystem,orconverting
aBatch-intoaFlowInjection-System.Thesystemsarefully
integratedintotheAASsoftware,whichautomaticallydetects
theconfigurationinstalledandonlyshowsthecookbookand
parametersettingsforthatspecificconfiguration.
HydrEA technique
Couplingthehydrideandgraphitefurnacetechniquesopensup
newprospectsforthedeterminationofhydride-formingelements
(e.g.,As,Se,Sb).Astheseelementscanbepreconcentratedin
thegraphitetube,thedetectionsensitivityincreases,cross-over
effectsandcontaminationproblemsareminimizedandmatrix
influencesarereduced–theappropriateresponsetothedemand
foreverlowerdetectionlimits.
Autosampler AS-FD Hydride system
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Inadditiontoefficientdeuteriumbackgroundcorrection,Zeeman
technologyisamustformanyapplications.Inothercommercially
availableZeemansystems,themagneticfieldhasafixedstrength.
TheZEEnitallowstheusertovarythemagneticfieldstrength.
Theadvantagesareobvious:
Optimum sensitivity
ThisistheonlywaytoexploitthebenefitsoftheZeemansystem
forallelements.VariedaccordingtotheZeemanfactor,themag-
neticfieldstrengthguaranteesoptimumsensitivityineverycase.
Flexibility with varying concentrations
Toensurefullyautomaticroutineworkdespitevaryingconcen-
trations,thedynamicmodecombinesthe2fieldand3fieldtech-
niques.Twoabsorbancesaremeasuredwithinameasurement
cycle,andtwocalibrationcurvesestablished(Fig.3).Depending
ontheconcentration,eitherthehigh-orlow-sensitivitycalibra-
tioncurveisusedfordataanalysis.Largebatchesofsamples
withvariedcontentscanthusbeprocessedfullyautomatically.
Third generation Zeeman magnetic field technology
Wide dynamic measuring range
Addedtotheconventional2fieldmode(magneticfieldonor
off),theunique3fieldmode(magneticfieldoff,medium,or
maximum)providestheuserwithunparalleledanalyticalcapa-
bilities.Theuseofthevariablemagneticfieldinthespecialdata
extractionmodemakesitpossibletocalibrateovermorethan
twoconcentrationdecadesinZeemanGFAAS.Themeasuring
rangeandthelinearityareconsiderablyexpandedtowardshigher
elementconcentrations.High-factordilutionsarenolonger
required.Problemscausedbydiluentcontaminationanderror
sourcesinsamplepreparationcanbeavoided.Thissavestime
andfacilitatesroutinewithhigherelementcontentsalso.
Fig. 1: Expansion of the linear working range
Fig. 2: Higher sensitivity through an increase of the
magnetic field strength
Fig. 3: Application of the
dynamic mode for Pb
calibration from 10 to
1000 µg/L
ASpectLSoffersbothroutineoperationandmultifariousdevel-
opmentandoptimizationfacilities.Itallowscomprehensivecontrol,
monitoringandrecordingofallprocessesruninthespectrometer
anditsaccessories.
Advanced user-friendliness
Simple,routinehandlingononehand,greatflexibilityonthe
other–ASpectLSmeetsbothrequirementswithperfection.The
clearlylaid-outuserinterfacemakesmethoddevelopmentonthe
screenfastandsimple.Ready-to-usecookbookprogramsfacilitate
gettingintomethoddevelopment.Withautomaticoptimizingrou-
tines,theusercaneasilytestthelimitsofthesystem'scapabilities.
Automated optimization
ThecomprehensiveexternalPCsoftwareensuresthehighest
degreeofautomationforalltechniques.Theautomaticoptimiz-
ingroutinesimplifiestheadaptationofmethodstoanunknown
matrix.Allparametersandfunctionsareautomaticallymoni-
toredandcontrolled.Thesoftwareautomaticallyoptimizesand
adaptsflameandgraphitetubeparameters,suchasZeeman
magneticfieldstrengthinthe2fieldor3fieldmode,atomizing
andpyrolysistemperature,roll-overeffect,andcontrolofthe
3fieldmode.
Data postprocessing the easy way
Topostprocessmeasureddatabyexternalprograms,ASpectLS
offersdiverseexportroutinesincompatibledataformats.
LinkingintonetworksordatatransferintoLIMSsystemisnota
problemeither.
Clearly structured and flexible – just how modern software should be
Display of measured data
Quality assurance control chart
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Quality Control and GLP
Inviewoftoday'sstatutoryandin-houserequirements,compre-
hensivequalityassuranceisaprimeconsiderationimplemented
intheAASsoftware.AccordingtoGLP,allanalyticaldatamust
beaccessibleandtheiraccuracyascertainedanddocumented.
Compliancewiththeserequirementscanbeassuredbyavariety
ofmeasuresforthefullyautomaticmonitoringoftheprecision
andaccuracyofmeasurements:
Keepingdifferentcontrolchartsforstatisticalqualitycontrol
Variousresponseswhenerrorlimitsareexceededor
warninglevelsreached
Automaticinstrumentfunctionalitytest
DatarecordingandprintoutconformingtoGLP
Self Check System (SCS)
Maximumoperatingsafety
Highusersafetythroughsafetyvalvetechnologyandopti-
malmeasuringconditionsandhighoperatingsafety
throughautomaticcontrolofgasflowsandsafetyvalve
technology
Highoperatingsafetyofthefurnacethroughfullyautomat-
edfurnacesystemcontrol
Highsystemservicelifethroughautomatictemperature
monitoring
Electricaloperatingsafety
Gaspressuresafetythroughsoftwarecontrolledmonitoring
oftheoptimalpressuresofthegases
Ensuringsmoothnon-stopoperationthroughautomatic
controlofliquidquantitiesandsafetyfunctions
FDA 21 CFR Part 11
ConformitytoFDA21CFRPart11isamustformodernanalysis
software.ThefunctionsintegratedinASpectLSensuredata
security as well as the reliability, lucidity and traceability of all
actions throughout the measuring time. All processes are pre-
sented in easily comprehensible terms and with a clear layout.
Comprehensiveusermanagement,anelectronicsignature facility
andtheAuditTrailsatisfytherequirementsofFDA21CFRPart11.
IntheUserManagementfunctionyoucandefinetheaccess
rightsofindividualusers.Passwordswithspecifiedruntimes
guaranteedatasecurity.
IntheAuditTrail,allactionsandaccessesduringtherunofa
measurementarelucidlyrecorded.Togetherwiththeelectronic
signature,thisallowseveryresulttobetracedbackandprevents
manipulations.
Convincingateveryaudit!
Conforming to standards and rigorous requirements
Audit Trail User Management
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