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Fast, Accurate, Dynamic Imaging For Forensic Applications

Together with CI Xpert™, the versatile data acquisition and analysis software package included with the system, CONDOR allows you to unlock information contained within the chemical images, to reveal detail of sample chemistry that’s unobtainable by traditional analytical imaging methods.


The CONDOR - Chemical Imaging for Forensics Applications Technical Specifications

The CONDOR Systems Consists of Six Major Subsystems
  1. A sample illumination source
  2. Macro optics to collect emitted and/or reflected illumination
  3. An MCF for wavelength selection
  4. A focal plane array detector
  5. Light-tight enclosure
  6. Computer and ChemImage Xpert software
Visible Reflectance Chemical Imaging
(available with sw-NIR reflectance Chemical Imaging option)

  • Optical resolution up to 7 μm / pixel
  • Imaging spectrometer range 410 nm – 720 nm and 650 nm – 1100 nm, continuous imaging
  • MCF Spectral bandpass 7 nm (Tunable resolution < 1 nm)
  • High sensitivity 1,024 x 1,024 deep cooled (–70°C), front-illuminated CCD
  • Maximum field of view 100x100mm²
  • Total magnification 0.13 X – 2.0 X
  • Excitation source – Broadband 400 W metal halide arc lamp, with multiple excitation bandpass filters (and 45 W Quartz Tungsten Halogen Lamp with sw-NIR option)
  • Available excitation bandpass filters: 350nm, 390nm, 415nm, 445nm, 455nm, 475nm, 495nm, 515nm, 535nm, 555nm, 575nm, 600nm, 630nm
  • Excitation Bandpass filter bandwidth typically 35-45nm
  • Available shortpass filters CSS (<540nm), SP575 (<575nm)

mw-Near-Infrared Reflectance Chemical Imaging

  • Optical resolution up to 15 μm / pixel
  • NIR imaging spectrometer spectral range 850 –1700nm
  • MCF Spectral bandpass - 7nm
  • 320 x 240 InGaAs focal plane array
  • Excitation source – 45 W Quartz Tungsten Halogen Lamp


Mechanical

  • Light Tight Enclosure
  • Dimensions 53 cm deep x 68 cm wide x 125 cm tall
  • Weight ~ 65 kg
Electrical

  • 110/220V, 50/60 Hz
   
Software Specifications

  • ChemImage Xpert: Standard - Windows NT, 2000, XP
  • Data acquisition: Standard
  • Control of system: Standard
  • Qualitative & quantitative analysis: Standard
  • Visualization & spatial analysis: Standard
  • Chemical image measurement: Standard
  • Automated image analysis: Standard

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Pricing, Purchasing and Financing

Use our rapid web response form to request pricing and financing information for CONDOR or contact our sales consultants directly at:

ChemImage Purchasing
Phone: 412.241.7335
Fax: 412.241.7311
Email: sales@chemimage.com



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