A New Era in ICP Mass Spectrometry

The Spectro MS, the worldwide first fully simultaneous measuring mass spectrometer with inductively coupled plasma (ICPMS) records the entire elemental spectrum between lithium and uranium for every analysis. Users achieve a greatly increased sample throughput rate and much better precision and accuracy compared to using a sequential mass spectrometer.

“The Spectro MS will change mass spectrometry forever. The option of being able to measure simultaneously will create a revolution on the market similar to the one created by the optical emission spectrometers several years ago,” reports Manfred Bergsch, Spectro’s Managing Director. “The Spectro MS delivers not only much more precise and reproducible results than a conventional mass spectrometer, but also measures a great deal faster; opening new perspectives and applications for laboratories.”

Simultaneous recording of the entire spectrum is enabled by a series of newly designed high-end components, while the housing, software and excitation technology for the Spectro MS are closely related to those of the ICP-OES flagship, the Spectro ARCOS. A robust, free-running 27.12 MHz generator is used as the plasma generator in the new instrument; guaranteeing extremely stable power coupling in the plasma. The range of applications for the new Spectro MS is diverse. Spectro sees the most important application areas in research and development laboratories with extremely high sample throughput and high demand.