The CirrusTM 3-XD system is designed to more easily detect and monitor trace gases for researchers and engineers who need to work beyond the limits of conventional quadrupole mass spectrometry (MS) technology. The proven Cirrus Quadrupole MS platform utilizes MKS' patented-V-lensTM ion optics with a double-focussing and deflection capability to produce a consistently low baseline for any gas species - enabling trace level detection with greater clarity and confidence than ever before. With its versatile, compact design and powerful, automatable software control, the Cirrus 3-XD system provides a new level in performance, robustness, and ease of use for the most challenging trace gas analyses. Cirrus systems are ideal for on-line monitoring and analysis of gases and gas mixtures including trace contaminants in process gases; solvent vapors; hydrocarbons; atmospheric and inorganic gas species (including corrosives); freons and noble gases. Cirrus systems are easy to install and operate, featuring automatic start-up and shut-down routines, and built-in vacuum and heater interlocking for system protection. Cirrus 3-XD is manufactured from quality field-proven materials to ensure reliability and maximize uptime. The Cirrus 3-XD is designed for ease of maintenance and service.
- Gas-independent low baseline with robust detection to low ppb levels
- Detection of concentrations from trace levels (low ppb) to high abundance
- Unique oven design offers stable and reliable temperature performance
- Automated variable pressure inlet enables accurate profiling of pure gases and gas mixtures
- Convenient benchtop and rack-mount configurations
Cirrus systems are based on quadrupole mass spectrometry, widely acknowledged as a preferred technological platform for many atmospheric pressure gas analysis applications. The Cirrus 3-XD system, with its innovative V-lens ion optics and its compact mechanical design, provides a new level of performance and robustness in space efficient and flexible configurations that are ideal for a wide range of analytical applications and environments. Cirrus 3-XD is precision engineered to provide supreme speed and stability in response, with the ability to accurately detect and quantify gases and gas mixtures with a single analyzer. Gas composition can be monitored over a wide dynamic range, from percentage down to lo low ppb levels.
V-lens™ Technology
V-lens ion-optics technology uses a unique, patented double-focussing and deflection mechanism to significantly reduce background and enhance sensitivity. The result is an atmospheric pressure gas analyzer with low limits of detection (typically in the mid to low ppb range) without compromise to any other aspect of instrument performance - even when working with the most challenging gases that can produce large amounts of chemical background noise via metastable decay. This novel technological design provides significant improvements in quality and clarity in the data obtained, for any application where detecting the lowest levels of contamination with confidence is important.
Applications
- Monitoring trace contaminants to low ppb, in process gases of all types
- Gas purity and manufacturing QC
- Catalysis studies including chemisorption
- Fuel cell monitoring and development
- Environmental monitoring
- Thermal analysis - TGA, DTA
- Fermentation process monitoring
- Heat treatment/furnace monitoring
- Membrane studies
- Glove box gas monitoring
- Lamp manufacture
- Freon detection and identification
