PIMA SP

Field Portable Infrared Spectrometer

The PIMA SP field portable spectrometer was designed to allow the geologist to measure "laboratory" standard spectra of rocks and minerals in the field. The spectra are of sufficiently high resolution to reveal spectral detail of absorption bands that can be used beyond mineral identification. Examination of the spectra can reveal information on the degree of crystallinity and subtle mineralogical variations caused by, for example, elemental substitution in the mineral lattice.

Features

• High spectral resolution in the SWIR. 

• Measurement requires little or no sample preparation. 

• Measurement is made in a contact mode. 

• Uses internal light source and thus avoids interference from atmospheric water vapour. 

• Palmtop Casio integrated for control and data storage. 

• Operation also via Windows acquisition program. 

• Operation by simple button push. 

• Files automatically tagged with time and date and many other fields. 

• Semi-automatic file naming option speeds up measurement. 

• Spectra stored on 8MB internal memory. 

• Retrieval of stored spectra to PC via RS-232 connection and Mobile Devices. 

• Automatic wavelength calibration. 

• Spectra recorded on uniform wavelength grid, no wavelength calibration files required. 

• Radiometrically calibrated during each spectral scan. 

• On screen status of battery voltage, temperature and the selected operational mode. 

• Can be operated from vehicle cigarette lighter.

Specifications

• PIMA SP Console Dimensions with Palmtop attached: 29 x 21 x 15 cm - 3 kg.

• Shipping Case for Pima: 49 x 40 x 20 cm - 13 kg (Case with PIMA + all accessories). 

• Wavelength Range 1300 - 2500nm. 

• Spectral Resolution ~ 7nm 

• Spectral Sampling Interval 2nm 

• Signal To Noise Ratio (SNR)  of 3500:1 to 4500:1. 

• 32 Integration levels for Sample and Reference. 

• Measurements speeds from 10 seconds to around 5 minutes. 

• Specialized Digital Signal Processing (DSP)  producing high quality data. 

• 1Cm^2 PbS Detector with TE Cooler to provide 8 Degree C temperature stability. 

• Internal 10 Watt stable lamp source. 

• Wavelength calibrations are around 0.5 - 1.5nm RMS. 

• Built in wavelength calibration target. 

• Built in Gold Reference target. 

• Built in Memory calibration for Gold and Petri dishes.   

• Built in 12Volt 2.5A/H battery.

The PIMA SP is supplied with a complete kit that includes

• 110/240v power supply and battery charger. 

• Battery packs (2). 

• Battery belt. 

• Carry strap. 

• Manuals (hardware and software).

• Site License for PIMAVIEW Analysis Software. 

• PC Acquisition software for Windows 95/98/NT. 

• PalmTop Acquisition software. 

• Water proof shipping case. 

• Traveling bag. 

• Petri dishes for use with pulps and soils.

PIMAVIEW 3.1
Advanced Visualisation and Analysis of Spectra for Windows 95/98/NT

PimaView Highlights

• Multiple Spectrum Graphing. 

• Stack 1000s of Spectra. 

• Colour image of 1000s of Spectra. 

• Mineral Identification with our Reference Library or use your own library. 

• Many other statistical functions such as Correlation, Band Correlation, Search/ Match... 

• Other functions such as Hull quotients, smoothing, differentials etc... 

• Import Data from any spectrometer with Automatic Interpolation. 

• Import HyperSpectral data. 

• Import ISPL specific data such as DSP,FOS,LIB and LOS files. 

• Import / Export ASCII spectra  via the clipboard. 

• Batch Export all data as ASCII, ASCII Matrix, Binary Matrix and much more... 

• Export all Analysis results to an Excel compatible format. 

• Search Library files, FOS files for particular fields. 

• Edit FOS header fields to add extra valuable information. 

• Make libraries with simple Cut / Paste technology. 

• Sort libraries by any header field. 

• Provides 100% compatibility with PIMA II, PIMA SP, PIMA UpGrades and PIMA RAP infrared spectrometers.

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