The PerkinElmer RamanMicro 300 produces quality Raman data from either physically small samples, such as fibers and single crystals, or small areas of larger samples, such as contamination on a surface. When fitted with the software-controlled motorized stage, the Raman microscope is also suited for chemical imaging--the study of component distribution across a sample surface--or depth profiling. For micro-macro capability, the system can be linked to the RamanStation 400 sample compartment-based instrument. Its fiber optic capability means that the addition of a fiber optic probe can increase the configuration to a 3-in-1 system. For labs interested in a dedicated microscope, the RamanMicro 300 can be linked to a RamanFlex 400 spectrometer, which can also be fitted with a probe.
Michelle LongoAsst. Managing Editor
Striving Toward Secondary GoalsLate last month, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich stunned most everyone when he declared his promise that "by the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon." While I don’t fault Gingrich for dreaming and trying to set high standards and goals, I can’t help but think of the enormous amount of known and unknown variables that significantly deter this accomplishment...continue
