iCAP RQ

Retired high-performance, flexible ICP-MS with robust interface and advanced interference removal.

• Status: Inactive
• Country: Germany
• Elemental: Yes
• Analyte Type / Target Of Analysis: Metals and non-metals
• Analyzer Type
  : Quadrupole MS (single)
• Ion Source Type: Inductively Coupled Plasma
• Signal Stability / Relative Standard Deviation
  : <2.0% for 10 minutes, <3.0% for 2 hours
• Mass Resolution/ Mass Resolving Power
  : Normal resolution mode - 0.75 u (10% peak height); high resolution mode - 0.25 u. User definable in the mass range 2-225 u Fixed resolution and Extended Sensitivity in the mass range 225-290 amu
• Sensitivity
  : 7Li: 40 kcps/ppb (Qa), 50 kcps/ppb (Qc), 80 kcps/ppb (Qs); 238U: 200 kcps/ppb (Qa), 300 kcps/ppb (Qc), 500 kcps/ppb (Qs)
• Dynamic Range
  : > 10 orders of magnitude
• Detection Limits
  : <0.5 ppt for 9Be; <0.1 ppt for 115In and 209Bi
• Precision
  : <0.1% RSD for isotope ratios (e.g., 107Ag/109Ag)
• Detector Type
  : Discrete dynode detector with pulse and analog mode, providing high dynamic range
• Oxides %
  : CeO/Ce <2%
• Reaction Cell System Details: QCell technology with He KED mode for effective interference reduction
• High Matrix Introduction System (HMI)
  : optional
• Spray Chamber
  : Baffled cyclonic, quartz or PFA; Peltier-cooled from -10 to +20 °C
• Nebulizer
  : Concentric glass (Qa), PFA (Qc/Qs) nebulizer; quartz cyclonic spray chamber (Qa/Qc), PFA (Qs)
• Peristaltic Pump
  : 12-roller, 4-channel, low-pulsation with bubble sensors for reliability
• Torch
  : Demountable quartz, push-in design, no O-rings required
• Injector
  : 2.5 mm ID quartz (standard), options for 1.0 mm and 2.0 mm, sapphire available on Qs
• Interface
  : Nickel cones standard, Pt-tipped cones optional for high performance
• CRC Gas Flow
  : He KED mode, with options for H2, O2, or other reactive gases
• Cooling System
  : External water-cooled Peltier cooling for spray chamber stability
• Vacuum System
  : Three-stage differential pumping with split-flow turbo pump
• Gas Supply: Argon, additional gases optional for organics and laser ablation
• Reaction Cell System: Yes
• Power Specifications: Three-phase, 230 V (±10%), 50/60 Hz, 6A per phase
• Environmental Specifications: Temperature: 15–35 °C, Humidity: 20-80% non-condensing
• Physical Specifications: 771 mm × 665 mm × 1,037 mm