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UP266 MACRO Product Introduction Technical Note The new UP266 MACRO, a large beam, 266nm, short UV Nd:YAG laser ablation system is designed to boost ICP-OES and ICP-MS sensitivity well beyond the abilities of all other 266nm laser ablation systems. The UP266 MACRO is the first commercial, short UV, laser ablation system capable of ablating micron to millimeter sized craters in a full range of materials. From quartz glass to tree rings, from plastics to steels, from paper to gels. Built around the user-friendly Universal Platform design, features like sample mapping and targeting, automated analysis and motorized stage control are all standard features. For many applications the process of getting the analytical material of interest into solution is a difficult, time consuming process involving the use of dangerous chemicals requiring safe handling and costly disposal. Laser ablation solid sampling analysis is growing into a practical, realistic alternative to aqueous analysis especially for difficult matrices and sample types. UP266 MACRO large beam 266nm ablation Label A: V.E.R.I. functional adjustment (Fig. 1) Label B: Auxiliary gas control (Fig. 2) Applications Bulk and inclusion analysis of metals Forensic analysis of plastics, ceramics, paints, glass, biological tissues, tree rings and gels Sulfate analysis Environmental air filters, wear metals and soils analysis Figure 1: View of V.E.R.I functional spot size control and Class 1 laser shield Figure 2: Auxiliary gas control (0-1L) Figure 3a and 3b: Craters in brass and glass displaying the large range in spot sizes capable with the UP266 MACRO. Fig. 3b is a 780µm ablation crater with a raster of 30µm craters within. Vernier Extended Range Incremental (V.E.R.I.™) adjustment (Fig. 1) offers a level of flexibility that goes beyond spot size control. Spot sizes smaller than 20 µm and greater than 1200 µm are now possible. V.E.R.I. fine tuning of analyte signal is an additional feature where spot size is not a limiting factor. The UP266 MACRO also incorporates an integrated, high precision auxiliary gas control rotometer (Fig. 2). Helium cell gas control from 20 ml to 1L improves ablation characteristics and dry aerosol transport.

Analytical Examples With continued improvements to analytical hardware (ICP-MS & ICP-OES) and the development of high quality, certified reference materials, true quantitative analysis of solids, in-situ, is a rapidly growing practicality. NewWave Research, a leader in commercial lasers and laser ablation systems, in response to this growing analytical demand has developed the new UP266 MACRO. Due to the great flexibility and full functionality of it's design, large spot size and short UV wavelength, the UP266 MACRO is capable of analyzing a wide variety of materials with a high degree of...