Argus VI™ Static Vacuum Noble Gas Mass Spectrometer

Measure all five argon isotopes simultaneously with the Thermo Scientific™ Argus VI™ static vacuum mass spectrometer (SVMS). Built on a platform of field-proven technology based on more than 30 years of experience in noble gas mass spectrometry, the Argus VI SVMS is the go-to workhorse of noble gas isotope ratio mass spectrometry. With exciting new technological innovations such as Emission Suppression Technology (EST), the Argus VI SVMS will revolutionize your science.

Small but mighty
The Argus VI SVMS is the smallest volume noble gas mass spectrometer (NG-MS) available on the market. With an internal volume of 700 cm³, the Argus VI SVMS is three times more sensitive than any other NG-MS.

• 5 fixed Faraday detectors + optional CDD minimizes internal volume.
• Patented Beam Deflection Technology caters to a wide range of applications whilst maintaining small sample volume.
• Narrow flight tube to minimize internal volume.

Flexibility for all applications
The patented Beam Deflection Technology (BDT) provides the flexibility to measure the minor ³⁶Ar beam with either a Faraday cup or an electron multiplier, catering for a wide range of applications and sample sizes.

Analysis without compromise
The patented Thermo Scientific™ Emission Suppression Technology (EST) revolutionizes noble gas isotope ratio mass spectrometry.

• Switch off ionization while your sample is equilibrating
• No trade-off between precision and equilibration time
• Start measuring at t0: measure the unfractionated isotopic composition of your sample
• < 0.1% signal stability either side of the dark mode
• < 1s switching time between dark mode and measurement mode

Access the inaccessible
The Thermo Scientific™ 10¹³ Ω Amplifier Technology has revolutionized the measurement of isotope ratios from low-intensity ion beams.

• Measure low abundance isotopes at high precision
• Avoid single SEM peak hopping and maximize your sample

Unprecedented control
Thermo Scientific™ Qtegra™ Intelligent Scientific Data Solution™ (ISDS) Software gives you total control over your analysis whilst using dedicated workflows to optimize the user experience.

• Full computer control and storage of all source parameters
• Full display, including a numeric and graphical display of ion beams and pressure gauges and a graphical valve status display
• Full access to valve control
• Ion beams and isotope ratio display during data acquisition to allow operator assessment of data quality during analysis
• All raw data stored
• Third-party plug-in integration:
  • Lasers
  • Cryogenic traps
  • Self-made peripherals
• Simple integration to third-party software