IS-Instruments product case studies

“Spectroscopy can probably answer the question, “Is there anybody out there? Are we alone?” Garik Israelian

Spectroscopy is responsible for delivering answers to some of the most fundamental questions about our planet and the organisms that inhabit it, as well as how the universe was formed and what remains in it.

Our Raman spectrometers and Raman probes are helping to address some of the world’s most significant environmental and industrial challenges.

Our standoff Raman probe is capable of making measurements from a distance of up to 3m. We’re using our spectrometer/probe combination for the remote identification of potentially hazardous substances in nuclear decommissioning, initially at Sellafield.

Odin™, our compact deep UV Raman spectrometer, is ground-breaking in many respects: the diode laser, which does not require gas purging or cooling, the whole instrument fits on a desk, and a unique dynamic sample stage limits power density at the source, so Odin™ can measure fragile samples such as proteins without damaging the sample. This is groundbreaking technology for the biopharma and biomedical sectors, with applications in nuclear decommissioning and many other areas.

Our standoff Raman spectrometer has been used to identify multiple gas species simultaneously while in a gas pipeline, onsite, with no need to take samples from the pipeline and send them to a lab, saving time and money and significantly reducing risk to operators.

In collaboration with partners, we’re using hollow core micro-structured fibre optics to produce a gas-phase Raman instrument, an affordable and more agile alternative to gas chromatography.

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