DS5

DS5

DS5

Product catalog summary
Overview: The DS5 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer is a high-performance dual beam instrument designed for precise analytical applications. It measures absorption and transmission across a wide wavelength range, offering a user-friendly interface and accurate results.
Key Features:
  • Dual lamp and Czerny-Turner monochromator configuration for high spectral performance.
  • Variable bandpass options (0.5 to 4.0 nm) and fast scanning up to 6,000 nm/min.
  • Automatic accessory recognition and modern touchscreen interface.
  • Data storage via USB, SD card, and internal memory.
Sample Accessories:
  • Standard Cell Holder: 2-position for 10 mm cells, with a thermostatic option.
  • Long Path Cell Holder: For low concentrations, supports 10 mm to 100 mm path lengths.
  • Glass Filter Holder: For glass samples up to 55 mm x 100 mm.
  • Film Holder: For thin-film samples up to 25 mm x 50 mm.
  • 6-Position Cell Holder: Holds six 10 mm cells, with a thermostatic version available.
  • Auto Sipper: For large liquid samples, with a thermostatic version available.
  • Micro Flow Cell: For trace samples, 70 μl capacity.
User Interface Functions:
  • Home screen with spectrum overlay and measurement setup.
  • Concentration, absorbance/transmittance, and nucleic acid measurements.
  • Data handling with internal memory and external storage options.
Measurement Modes:
  • Photometry Mode: Quantitative analyses in absorbance or transmittance.
  • Time Scan: Kinetic measurements from 1 minute to over 27 hours.
  • Wavelength Scan: Full spectral scan from 190 nm to 1100 nm.
Validation Functions: Automatic self-diagnosis and wavelength calibration ensure optimal performance, with GLP/GMP features for validation and auditing.
Specifications:
  • Optics: Czerny-Turner, Dual Beam Monochromator.
  • Wavelength Range: 190 nm - 1100 nm.
  • Photometric Range: Absorbance -3.4 to +3.4, %T 0 to 300.
  • Light Source: Tungsten-Halogen and Deuterium Lamps.
  • Detector: Silicon Photodiode.
  • Dimensions: 500 mm x 475 mm x 250 mm, Weight: 20 Kg.
Contact Information: Edinburgh Instruments, 2 Bain Square, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7DQ, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0)1506 425 300, Email: [email protected]
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Catalog excerpts

DS5-1

Dual Beam UV-Vis Spectrophotometer The DS5 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer is a high performance dual beam instrument suitable for many analytical applications where accuracy and precision measurements are key to your results. Developed and designed in the UK, the DS5 measures absorption and transmission as a function of wavelength and provides a modern, userfriendly and accurate spectrophotometer for a wide range of sample types and measurements. Utilising a dual lamp and Czerny-Turner configuration monochromator, the DS5 features a compact, reliable and high throughput optical system which ensures impressive spectral performance. Additional benefits include stray light, baseline flatness, wavelength and photometric accuracy and reproducibility. > User selectable variable bandpass options at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 or 4.0 nm > Fast scanning – up to 6,000 nm/min to aid sample analysis throughput > Automatic accessory recognition connected to the DS5 > Modern touchscreen interface with intuitive menus and functions to ensure ease of use for standalone control > USB, SD card and internal data storage for convenient retrieval of methods and results > Compact footprint to maximise available bench space in the laboratory

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DS5-2

SAMPLE ACCESSORIES STANDARD CELL HOLDER LONG PATH CELL HOLDER GLASS FILTER HOLDER FILM HOLDER The standard cell holder is 2-position and holds traditional 10 mm path length cells. A micro-volume cell holder option for 50 μl cells is also available. Designed for low concentrations or absorbance, the long path cell holder holds two rectangular cells with an optical path length of 10 mm to 100 mm. Designed for measuring the transmittance/absorbance of glass samples or filters. Sample dimensions up to 55 mm x 100 mm with 5 mm thickness can be accepted. Designed for measuring the transmittance/absorbance...

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DS5-3

USER INTERFACE FUNCTIONS HOME SCREEN MEASUREMENT SETUP SPECTRUM OVERLAY AREA CALCULATION MEASUREMENT MODES Photometry Mode: Perform quantitative analyses in either absorbance or transmittance modes. Select from single up to 5 different individual wavelengths, nucleic acid/protein A260/A280 ratios and set up calibration curves for concentration measurements. Time Scan: Perform kinetic measurements for time periods ranging from 1 minute to >27 hours. Measurement intervals are factory preset and automatically selected when the scan time is set. > Concentration measurement > Absorbance/Transmittance...

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DS5-4

Czerny-Turner, Dual Beam Monochromator Wavelength Range Spectral Bandwidth Stray Light Wavelength Accuracy Wavelength Repeatability Photometric Range Photometric Accuracy Photometric Reproducibility 0.0003 Abs/hr (500 nm, 2 hour lamp warm-up period) Baseline Flatness Light Source Tungsten-Halogen and Deuterium Lamps Light Source Switching Automatic switching selectable for 325 nm - 370 nm range Silicon Photodiode Power Supply Ambient Temperature Output Device USB flash drive, SD card Customer support is available worldwide EDINBURGH INSTRUMENTS 2 Bain Square, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54...

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