ZEEnitQuality is the difference

1874 Firstspectrometer

1924 FirstPulfrichphotometer–the

basisforthedevelopmentof

spectrophotometryinJena

1937 Firstflamephotometer–CarlZeiss

establishesthemethodologyofflame

photometry

1963 SPEKOLandSPECORDupdatethe

traditionofPulfrichphotometersin

Jena

1969 Prototypeofthefirstcommercial

flameAAS

1971 LaunchingofthefirstAAS1of

CarlZeissJena

1982 Firstsimultaneouslymeasuring

UV/VisspectrometerwithMCS

1993 IntroductionofthefirstZeiss-AAS

graphitesystemwithtransverse-

heatedgraphitefurnace

2000 AASZEEnit,thefirsttransverse-

heatedZeemangraphitefurnace

AASinstrumentwithvariable

magneticfieldand3fieldmode

2003 Firsthighspeedphotometerwith

50cellchangerandDiodeArray

Detector

2004 AnalytikJenaAGpresentsthefirst

High-ResolutionContinuumSource

AAS(HR-CSAAS)worldwide,a

revolutioninAtomicAbsorption

2006 HR-CSAASforgraphitefurnace

technology

More than 150 years of experience in the field of

Optical Spectroscopy

AnalytikJenahasalongtraditionindevelopinghighqualityandprecision

analyticalsystemswhichdatesbacktotheinventionsmadebyErnstAbbeand

CarlZeiss.TodayAnalytikJenaisaleadingmanufacturerofhighperformance

analyticalinstrumentsandoneofthemostinnovativecompanies.

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ZEEnit

Decadesofexperienceinthedevelopmentofspectrometers,

plusthemostrecentfindingsmadeinelectronics,magneticfield

technologyandfurnacedesign,havegoneintotheZEEnit

series.TheZEEnit700Pcompletesyetanothermilestonein

spectrometerdevelopmentatAnalytikJena:Asystemthatcom-

binesexcellentanalyticalperformancewithahighdegreeof

userfriendliness.

Dual atomizer concept

Adesignthatisimpressivebecauseofitsfunctionality.Change

oftechniqueswithoutanymechanicalmovement,conversionor

readjustment–immediatelyreadyforuse.

Transverse-heated graphite furnace

Thefuture-orientedfurnaceheatingconcept,whichcancope

withavarietyofsamples,includingcomplexmatricesand

refractoryelements.

Third-generation magnetic field technology

Maximumsensitivityandoptimummatchingtotheanalytical

problemthankstothevariablemagneticfieldstrengthupto1.0

Teslaandtheuseoftwodifferentcorrectionmodes.Expansion

ofthelinearworkingrangebymeansofthe3fieldtechnique,

andadynamicmodeforautomaticadaptationtovariedelement

contents–theZEEnitopensupunparalleledcapabilitiesin

ZeemangraphitefurnaceAAS.

Automation has never been more convincing

Flexibilityandefficiency,mustsinfullyautomaticsampleprepa-

ration,areprovidedbyAS-F,AS-FDandAS-GF,intelligent

autosamplersformorethanjustautomaticdosing.Functions

suchasintelligentdilutionandpreconcentration,automaticdos-

ingofmodifiers,andautomaticdepthadjustment,combined

withhighdosingprecision,makeovernightoperationamere

routineandguaranteeprofitablesamplethroughputs.

Recent technologies translated into a family of instruments that sets new standards

ZEEnit Plus

ThenewZEEnitseriesincludestheZEEnit650P,aZeemanAAS

forgraphitefurnaceandhydridetechnologyandtheZEEnit700P,

acompacttandemspectrometerforflamemode,hydrideand

graphitefurnacetechnology.Bothdevicesareabletoanalyze

liquidandsolidsamplesinoneandthesamesystem.

Bothsystemscombineintelligentdesignwithoptimumfunc-

tionalityandconvincingperformancefeatures:

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Plus8lampchangerformaximumautomationand

samplethroughput

PlusSingleanddoublebeamavailable

PlusD2backgroundcorrectionandZeemanthird

generationbackgroundcorrection

PlusIntegratedRFIDToolforworkingwithcoded

lamps

PlusIntegratedsuperlamppowersupplyforbest

analyticalperformance

Plus IntegratedHigh-endVisionToolforbestobservati-

onandcontrolofsampleinjectionandsampledrying

inthegraphitetube

PlusDirectanalysisofsolidsamples

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Thoroughly studied burner-atomizer system

Aburner-nebulizer-systemoptimizedovermanyAASgenera-

tionsandamaturemixingchamberconceptensuresstable

operationandhighrepeatabilityintheflamemode.

Designed-in safety

SafeoperationisatoppriorityespeciallyinflameAAS.

Withamultitudeofsensors,allsafety-relevantparametersare

constantlymonitoredandcontrolled.Allfunctions,fromflame

ignitiontoswitchingtypesofgasandtosafequenching,are

PCcontrolledandfullyautomated.

Variable sample feeding techniques

Thisisunique:Smoothfeedingofliquidsandsolids(direct

analysis),andfastchangebetweenbothtechniques.

ASpect LS data analysis and control software

Aconvincingsoftwareconceptthatisnotonlyefficientforlabo-

ratoryroutinebutalsogivestheusereveryfreedomformethod

developmentandoptimization.Analyticalqualityassuranceand

validationfeaturegreatlyinthisproduct.

Long high-performance life guaranteed

for 10 years

Quartzcoatedopticsandencapsulationguardagainstcorrosive

laboratoryatmospheresandextendthelifespan–anadvantage

wepassontoourcustomers:Along-termwarrantyoftenyears

isstandardforouratomicabsorptionspectrometers!

A match for every requirement

ZEEnit 700 P with hydride system

and AS-FD

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ZEEnit

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A unique furnace design

Thetransverse-heatedgraphitefurnaceisamustwhereoptimum

atomizationconditionsandhighsamplethroughputarerequired

simultaneously.Thisclearlysuperiorconcepthas,foranumber

ofyears,beensuccessfullyemployedinallAnalytikJenagraphite

furnaceAASsystems.Itguaranteesuniformtemperatureallalong

theopticalaxisthroughoutthetubeandeliminatesmemoryand

condensationeffectsthatoccuratthecoolertubeendsofcon-

ventional,longitudinallyheatedgraphitetubes.Loweratomizing

temperaturesprolongtubelife.Problem-freeanalysisoflow-

volatilityelements(e.g.,vanadium,molybdenum),andthe

directanalysisofsolidsamplesarepossible.

Sensorlessadaptivetemperaturecontrol(STC)completelymonitors

thefunctionofthegraphitetubeandcomparesimportantactual

furnaceparameterswiththesettings.Deviationsofthetuberesist-

ancecausedbychemicalcorrosionandageingofthegraphite

materialareimmediatelycorrected,andthecorrecttemperatureis

readjusted.Thetemperatureinsidethegraphitetubeismonitored

andrecalibratedbyauniqueemission-independent,pyrometric

quotientmethod.Aformationroutineoptimallypreparesnew

tubesfortheanalysesandcheckstheoverallstatusofthefur-

nace.Thisistheonlywaytoensurethatyourmeasurements

staycomparableoverlongtimes.

Theresultingbenefitsforyourdailyroutinespeakforthemselves:

Marked improvement in accuracy

Transverse-heatedgraphitetubesconsiderablydiminishmany

chemicalinterferencesandthereforematrixeffects.Asaconse-

quence,youranalysesarealmostmemory-free.

Cost-efficient analyses

Tosaveoperatingcosts,youcanchoosebetweentwotypesof

tubes:

Theplatformtubeallowsyoutodetermineallelementswith

justonetube–noneedtochangetubesduringamultielement

routine.Forsimpleapplications,thelow-costwalltubeisthe

bestchoice.

Time-saving and amazingly easy

Thetransverse-heatedtubedesignmakestubechangeand

adjustingthesamplerpipettingtipeasierthaneverbefore.

State-of-the-art technology for higher accuracy and precision

Thankstotheconsistentimplementa-

tionofthe“StabilizedTemperature

PlatformFurnace”(STPF)concept,

atomizationinterferencesarereduced

toaminimum.Thisdirectlyim-

provestheaccuracyoftheanalytical

data.TheZEEnitthusmeetsallrequire-

mentsforinterference-freegraphite

furnaceanalyses.Thisconsiderably

increasesefficiency,andsavestime.

STPF Left to right:

Graphite tube change

without adjustment

SSA 600

Solid sample carrier

Liquid dosing unit

TheZEEnitistheonlysystemworldwidethatpermitsthedirect

feedingofbothliquidandsolidsamplesusingthesolidAA®

technology.Thedreamofsmoothlychangingbetweenliquid

andsolidtechniqueshascometrue.Withitsbuilt-inZeeman

system,theZEEnitofAnalytikJenaexcelwiththeexacting

demandsthedirectanalysisofsolidsplacesonbackgroundcor-

rectionandonthegraphitefurnace.

Two different feeding systems for solid samples

are available:

SSA 6 z – manual solid sampler

Manualmoduleforthereproducibleinsertionandremovalof

thesamplecarrier.Evenwithexternalmanualweighing,auto-

maticdatatransferismadeviatheASpectLSsoftware.

SSA 600 – automatic solid sampler with integrated

microbalance

ThissystemallowsroutinesolidAAS.Notonlytransportofthe

loadedsamplecarrierintothefurnacebutalsoweighingwiththe

fullyintegratedmicrobalanceiscompletelyautomated.

Liquid dosing unit for versatile applications

Withthenewliquiddosingmodule,solidsamplingbecomes

eveneasier.Aliquidcalibrationoutofoneormorestocksolu-

tionsnowisdoneautomaticallybythesampler.Themodifieris

alsoautomaticallypipettedtoeachsolidorliquidsample.

Aspeciallyoptimizedsamplecarriercanbeusedformanykinds

ofsolids–frompowderstogranulates.Thecarriergeometry

ensuresoptimumatomizingconditionsinthesolidtubeandreli-

abletransferprocessesinsamplefeeding.

Theanalyticaladvantages

Analysisoftheunadulteratedoriginalsamples

Notime-consumingsampledigestion

Nodilutioneffectwithsubstancesharmfultohealthor

theenvironment

Minimizedriskofcontamination

Highsensitivity

Genuinemicrovolumemethod(samplevolumesinthe

orderofµgormg)

Detectionlimitsinthepgandfgranges

Theeconomicbenefits

Speed

Reducedcosts

Flexibility

Efficiency

Flexible analysis for all kinds of samples

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The„Dual-Atomizer“concept,animportantcomponentof

thenewdesignconcept,guaranteesafastandunproblematic

changefromflamemodetographitetechnology.Completely

withoutreadjustmentorcomplicatedchangeofautosampler

—oneclickinthesoftwaredoesitall.Thatmeansfastestopera-

tionalreadinessandsimplehandlingfortheuser.

Amongthebasicconditionsforsmoothoperationintrace

analysisareregularmaintenanceandcleaningofthefurnace

parts.Thefurnaceslidesoutofthesamplecompartmenttoa

definedparkingposition,whichprovidesthenecessaryaccess

forcleaningandmaintenance.

Completely automated optimization of the

parameters

Greatemphasisisplacedoninnovativefunctionalitywhen

developingdevices.Fullyautomaticroutinesoptimizetheanaly-

sisprocessandthusalsoguaranteetheoptimumconditionsat

highsamplethroughputandthereforethemaximumreliability

oftheresults.

Pyrolysisandatomizationtemperaturesarechangedusingthe

„Optimizationofthefurnaceparameters“softwarefunctionand

adaptedtotherespectiveapplication.Atthesametime,aninte-

gratedcamera,the„FurnaceVisionTool“monitorsthedeposi-

tionofdropletsandthedryingphaseinthegraphitetube.

Informationinuniquefull-colorimagequalityprovidesdetailed

monitoringandeffectivecorrection.

InthenewZEEnitfamilyalllampdataareautomaticallyread

andrecordedusingaRFIDtoolforhighestoperator

convinience.

Thelampisidentifiedduringinitialization,theoperatingpara-

metersaresetandtherunningtimesaremonitored.

User-oriented: New standards of operating convenience

Sequences of the integrated camera in the graphite furnace

Display of coded lamp parameters

ZEEnit 650 P and SSA 600 Graphite furnace in service position

Left to right:

Coded HCL

SFS 6 injection

module

Scraper – the automatic

cleaning module

TheZEEnit700Pofferssolutionsforfast,automatedroutine

operation,whetherabsorptionoremission.Toachieveoptimum

results,fuelcompositionandburnerheightcanbeautomatically

adjustedtotherespectivesample.ThefullyautomatedTotal

FlowGasbox,whichisintegratedinallZEEnitsystems,ensures

thesettingsandmonitoringofallgasparameters.

Thankstoautomaticheightadjustment,theburnerheadis

alwaysataperfectposition.Evenforchangingrequirementsand

measurementsofdifferentelementsinonesequencethecondi-

tionsarealwayskeptatanoptimumbytheefficientoptimization

routine.

Accessories

AccessoriessuchastheSegmentedFlowStar(SFS)ortheScraper

helpyoufacethechallengesofcomplexmatricesinflameanalysis.

TheSFSiscapableofdosingminusculesamplevolumesbytime-

controlledflowinjection.Thankstocontinuoussystemrinsing,it

extendsthestableworkingtimewithsamplesofhighmatrixorsalt

contents.TheScraperfacilitatesworkwiththenitrousoxideflame.

Itautomaticallyremovesgraphitedepositsfromtheburnerslot,

ensuringcontinuousoperationandminimizingmanualcleaning

chores.

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ZEEnit

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The automation concept

AS-FandAS-FDmakeyourroutineanalysesofstandardsand

samplesalmostfullyautomatic.Integratedintheoverallcon-

ceptoftheinstrument,eithersamplercanbesimplyinstalled

directlyintothesamplecompartment.Thissavesspaceand

minimizestubinglengths–thebestwaytopreventcontamina-

tionincaseofrealsamples.

Toprolongtheservicelifeofthesamplers,allpartspossibly

contactedbyacidsorsolventsaremadeofcorrosion-resistant

materials.Varied,freelyselectablerinsingroutinesmarkedly

reducetheriskofcarry-overandcontamination.

TheintelligentdilutionfunctionoftheAS-FDmakesmanual

dilution,atime-consuminganderror-proneprocess,unneces-

sary.Therefore,samplelotswithgreatlyvaryingelementcon-

tentscanbeprocessedwithoutinterruption.

More than only a sampler

WiththeAS-GF,theautosamplerforgraphitefurnaceAASof

liquidsamples,automatedsamplepreparationandanalysis

areeasy:

Automaticgenerationofreferencecurvesfromoneor

severalstocksolutions(uptotenpoints)

Dosingofextremelysmallsamplevolumeswithexcel-

lentrepeatability

Automaticsampledilutionandenrichmentbyaspeci-

fiedfactor

Intelligentautomaticdilutionofsamplesexceedingthe

calibrationrange;cleancontrollimitstoavoidcontami-

nation

Automaticenrichmentofsamplesbelowthecalibration

range

Uniqueautomaticcorrectionoftheimmersiondepthfor

everyvesselcontainingsampleorotherliquid

Robust,low-noiseoperation

Fast,easyadjustment

Itsmanyfunctionsandtheautomaticrunningofoptimizing

routinesmaketheAS-GFanintelligentsamplepreparation

station.

For maximum efficiency and high sample throughput

Ifconcentrationsexceedthecalibrationrange,anautomatic

cleancontrolpreventscontaminationofthesubsequent

samples.Allthesefunctionsarecompletelyintegratedin

theautosampler,sonocostly,space-consumingextrasare

required.

Autosampler AS-GF

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Analysis of hydride forming elements and

mercury down to the lowest concentration

ranges

Withasimplelockmechanism,changingburnerheadsisjustas

easyasattachingthesamplecellunitforhydridetechnology.

IncombinationwiththeHShydridesystemsofAnalytikJena,

theZEEnitPguaranteesconvenienthandlingaswellasefficiency

duringtheanalysisofhydrideformingelementsandmercury

withthecoldvapourtechnique.

ThecombinationwiththeHShydridesystemscanbeimple-

mentedintwoways.

Thetraditionalway:Atomizationintheelectronicallyheated

quartzcell.

Thefuture-orientedway:Hydrideformationcoupledwith

ElectrothermalAtomization.

Modular concept of hydride systems

Thehydridesystemsarebasedonamodularconcept.They

caneasilybeadaptedtochangingrequirementsofananalyti-

callabusingUpgradeModules.AllsystemsoftheHSseries

caneasilybeupgradedbyaddingnewfunctions,e.g.adding

anamalgamationmoduletoanexistingsystem,orconverting

aBatch-intoaFlowInjection-System.Thesystemsarefully

integratedintotheAASsoftware,whichautomaticallydetects

theconfigurationinstalledandonlyshowsthecookbookand

parametersettingsforthatspecificconfiguration.

HydrEA technique

Couplingthehydrideandgraphitefurnacetechniquesopensup

newprospectsforthedeterminationofhydride-formingelements

(e.g.,As,Se,Sb).Astheseelementscanbepreconcentratedin

thegraphitetube,thedetectionsensitivityincreases,cross-over

effectsandcontaminationproblemsareminimizedandmatrix

influencesarereduced–theappropriateresponsetothedemand

foreverlowerdetectionlimits.

Autosampler AS-FD Hydride system

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Inadditiontoefficientdeuteriumbackgroundcorrection,Zeeman

technologyisamustformanyapplications.Inothercommercially

availableZeemansystems,themagneticfieldhasafixedstrength.

TheZEEnitallowstheusertovarythemagneticfieldstrength.

Theadvantagesareobvious:

Optimum sensitivity

ThisistheonlywaytoexploitthebenefitsoftheZeemansystem

forallelements.VariedaccordingtotheZeemanfactor,themag-

neticfieldstrengthguaranteesoptimumsensitivityineverycase.

Flexibility with varying concentrations

Toensurefullyautomaticroutineworkdespitevaryingconcen-

trations,thedynamicmodecombinesthe2fieldand3fieldtech-

niques.Twoabsorbancesaremeasuredwithinameasurement

cycle,andtwocalibrationcurvesestablished(Fig.3).Depending

ontheconcentration,eitherthehigh-orlow-sensitivitycalibra-

tioncurveisusedfordataanalysis.Largebatchesofsamples

withvariedcontentscanthusbeprocessedfullyautomatically.

Third generation Zeeman magnetic field technology

Wide dynamic measuring range

Addedtotheconventional2fieldmode(magneticfieldonor

off),theunique3fieldmode(magneticfieldoff,medium,or

maximum)providestheuserwithunparalleledanalyticalcapa-

bilities.Theuseofthevariablemagneticfieldinthespecialdata

extractionmodemakesitpossibletocalibrateovermorethan

twoconcentrationdecadesinZeemanGFAAS.Themeasuring

rangeandthelinearityareconsiderablyexpandedtowardshigher

elementconcentrations.High-factordilutionsarenolonger

required.Problemscausedbydiluentcontaminationanderror

sourcesinsamplepreparationcanbeavoided.Thissavestime

andfacilitatesroutinewithhigherelementcontentsalso.

Fig. 1: Expansion of the linear working range

Fig. 2: Higher sensitivity through an increase of the

magnetic field strength

Fig. 3: Application of the

dynamic mode for Pb

calibration from 10 to

1000 µg/L

ASpectLSoffersbothroutineoperationandmultifariousdevel-

opmentandoptimizationfacilities.Itallowscomprehensivecontrol,

monitoringandrecordingofallprocessesruninthespectrometer

anditsaccessories.

Advanced user-friendliness

Simple,routinehandlingononehand,greatflexibilityonthe

other–ASpectLSmeetsbothrequirementswithperfection.The

clearlylaid-outuserinterfacemakesmethoddevelopmentonthe

screenfastandsimple.Ready-to-usecookbookprogramsfacilitate

gettingintomethoddevelopment.Withautomaticoptimizingrou-

tines,theusercaneasilytestthelimitsofthesystem'scapabilities.

Automated optimization

ThecomprehensiveexternalPCsoftwareensuresthehighest

degreeofautomationforalltechniques.Theautomaticoptimiz-

ingroutinesimplifiestheadaptationofmethodstoanunknown

matrix.Allparametersandfunctionsareautomaticallymoni-

toredandcontrolled.Thesoftwareautomaticallyoptimizesand

adaptsflameandgraphitetubeparameters,suchasZeeman

magneticfieldstrengthinthe2fieldor3fieldmode,atomizing

andpyrolysistemperature,roll-overeffect,andcontrolofthe

3fieldmode.

Data postprocessing the easy way

Topostprocessmeasureddatabyexternalprograms,ASpectLS

offersdiverseexportroutinesincompatibledataformats.

LinkingintonetworksordatatransferintoLIMSsystemisnota

problemeither.

Clearly structured and flexible – just how modern software should be

Display of measured data

Quality assurance control chart

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Quality Control and GLP

Inviewoftoday'sstatutoryandin-houserequirements,compre-

hensivequalityassuranceisaprimeconsiderationimplemented

intheAASsoftware.AccordingtoGLP,allanalyticaldatamust

beaccessibleandtheiraccuracyascertainedanddocumented.

Compliancewiththeserequirementscanbeassuredbyavariety

ofmeasuresforthefullyautomaticmonitoringoftheprecision

andaccuracyofmeasurements:

Keepingdifferentcontrolchartsforstatisticalqualitycontrol

Variousresponseswhenerrorlimitsareexceededor

warninglevelsreached

Automaticinstrumentfunctionalitytest

DatarecordingandprintoutconformingtoGLP

Self Check System (SCS)

Maximumoperatingsafety

Highusersafetythroughsafetyvalvetechnologyandopti-

malmeasuringconditionsandhighoperatingsafety

throughautomaticcontrolofgasflowsandsafetyvalve

technology

Highoperatingsafetyofthefurnacethroughfullyautomat-

edfurnacesystemcontrol

Highsystemservicelifethroughautomatictemperature

monitoring

Electricaloperatingsafety

Gaspressuresafetythroughsoftwarecontrolledmonitoring

oftheoptimalpressuresofthegases

Ensuringsmoothnon-stopoperationthroughautomatic

controlofliquidquantitiesandsafetyfunctions

FDA 21 CFR Part 11

ConformitytoFDA21CFRPart11isamustformodernanalysis

software.ThefunctionsintegratedinASpectLSensuredata

security as well as the reliability, lucidity and traceability of all

actions throughout the measuring time. All processes are pre-

sented in easily comprehensible terms and with a clear layout.

Comprehensiveusermanagement,anelectronicsignature facility

andtheAuditTrailsatisfytherequirementsofFDA21CFRPart11.

IntheUserManagementfunctionyoucandefinetheaccess

rightsofindividualusers.Passwordswithspecifiedruntimes

guaranteedatasecurity.

IntheAuditTrail,allactionsandaccessesduringtherunofa

measurementarelucidlyrecorded.Togetherwiththeelectronic

signature,thisallowseveryresulttobetracedbackandprevents

manipulations.

Convincingateveryaudit!

Conforming to standards and rigorous requirements

Audit Trail User Management

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