Bruker IFS 125M Manuals

IFS 125M User Manual 1015996 1st version 2012, publication date June 2012 refers to hardware revision as of January 2012 refers to firmware revision 2.240 © 2012 BRUKER OPTIK GmbH, Rudolf-Plank-Straße 27, D-76275 Ettlingen, www.brukeroptics.com All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means including printing, photocopying, microfilm, electronic systems etc. with- out our prior written permission. Brand names, registered trademarks etc. used in this manual, even if not explicitly marked as such, are not to be considered unprotected by trademarks law. They are the property of their respective owner. This manual is the original documentation for the IFS 125M spectrometer. 3 Bruker Optik GmbH IFS 125M User Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................9 1.1 About this manual..................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Terms ..................................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Safety ..................................................................................................................... 10 1.3.1 Warning labels........................................................................................................ 10 1.3.2 Waste disposal....................................................................................................... 12 1.4 General information................................................................................................ 12 1.4.1 Protective earthing ................................................................................................. 12 1.4.2 Qualified personnel ................................................................................................ 12 1.4.3 Intended use........................................................................................................... 13 1.5 Questions and concerns......................................................................................... 13 2 General .........................................................................................................15 2.1 Design .................................................................................................................... 15 2.2 Optics ..................................................................................................................... 15 2.3 Electronics.............................................................................................................. 15 2.4 Data acquisition...................................................................................................... 16 3 Installation....................................................................................................17 3.1 Delivery contents.................................................................................................... 17 3.2 Packaging............................................................................................................... 18 3.3 Transportation ........................................................................................................ 18 3.4 Site requirements ................................................................................................... 18 3.5 Connection ports .................................................................................................... 20 3.6 Connecting procedures .......................................................................................... 22 3.6.1 Connecting cables to the mobile electronics unit ................................................... 22 3.6.2 Overview on cables connected .............................................................................. 23 3.7 Connecting spectrometer to power supply............................................................. 24 3.7.1 Connecting spectrometer to a PC .......................................................................... 25 3.7.2 Connecting accessories via CAN bus .................................................................... 26 3.7.3 Connecting spectrometer to purge gas supply line ................................................ 26 3.8 Inserting beamsplitter............................................................................................. 27 3.8.1 Handling instructions.............................................................................................. 27 3.8.2 Inserting procedure ................................................................................................ 28 4 Description...................................................................................................31 4.1 Spectrometer front side.......................................................................................... 31 4.2 Spectrometer rear side........................................................................................... 32 4 IFS 125M User Manual Bruker Optik GmbH Table of Contents 4.3 Sample compartment ............................................................................................. 33 4.4 Beamsplitter lid....................................................................................................... 33 4.4.1 Beamsplitter types.................................................................................................. 34 4.5 Detector hoods ....................................................................................................... 35 4.5.1 Detector types ........................................................................................................ 35 4.6 Scanner compartment ............................................................................................ 37 4.7 Input ports............................................................................................................... 38 4.8 Output port.............................................................................................................. 39 4.9 Mobile electronics unit............................................................................................ 40 4.9.1 Panel types............................................................................................................. 40 4.10 Optical path ............................................................................................................ 42 5 Operation......................................................................................................43 5.1 Operating safety ..................................................................................................... 43 5.2 Switching spectrometer on and off ......................................................................... 44 5.3 Spectrometer operating phase ............................................................................... 45 5.4 Starting spectroscopy software .............................................................................. 46 5.4.1 Setting up the connection to the optics................................................................... 46 5.5 Inserting accessory into sample compartment ....................................................... 47 5.5.1 Inserting procedure................................................................................................. 47 5.6 Checking the signal ................................................................................................ 48 5.6.1 Procedure............................................................................................................... 48 5.7 Performing measurement....................................................................................... 50 5.7.1 Types of measurement........................................................................................... 50 5.7.2 Measurement parameters ...................................................................................... 50 5.7.3 Measuring procedure.............................................................................................. 51 5.8 Changing beamsplitter............................................................................................ 52 5.8.1 Handling instructions .............................................................................................. 52 5.8.2 Changing procedure............................................................................................... 53 5.9 Cooling detector ..................................................................................................... 55 5.9.1 Safety instructions when working with liquid nitrogen ............................................ 56 5.9.2 Cooling procedure .................................................................................................. 57 5.10 Changing detector .................................................................................................. 58 5.10.1 Changing procedure............................................................................................... 58 5.11 Purging the spectrometer ....................................................................................... 65 6 Maintenance.................................................................................................67 6.1 General maintenance considerations..................................................................... 67 6.1.1 Electrostatic discharge ........................................................................................... 68 6.2 Checking laser signal ............................................................................................. 68 6.2.1 Amplitude................................................................................................................ 68 6.2.2 Quick check in OPUS............................................................................................. 69