Renishaw - inVia Qontor Hilmer - Raman Microscope

(355, 532 and 830 nm)
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Description

The inVia Qontor Hilmer is a research-grade Raman microscope located in the Hilmer building (E8). It prioritises ease of use with features like automated focus tracking and measurement queuing, while offering high-performance capabilities and a versatile range of excitation laser options (355, 532, and 830 nm) for diverse research applications.

Specifications

  • Offers various laser wavelengths (355 nm, 532 nm and 830 nm) with different gratings for optimal analysis depending on the sample.

    Default settings:

    • Raman using 532 nm (green) diode laser with 1800 l/mm grating

    User configurable settings:

    • Raman using 532 nm with 1200 l/mm grating
    • Raman using 830 nm with 1200 l/mm grating

    Configurations requiring lasers other than the default:

    • Raman using 355 nm with 2400 l/mm grating
    • Raman using 532 nm with 2400 l/mm grating
    • Raman using 532 nm with 600 l/mm grating
    • High Resolution: Standard operation provides a laser spot size of 1.5 microns at 50x magnification. Confocal mode can achieve an even smaller spot size of 0.5 microns.
    • Fast Imaging Techniques using StreamLine TM which utilises a laser line for rapid image generation.
    • Fast Imaging Techniques StreamHR TM which employs a laser spot for high-resolution imaging with pixel sizes as small as 50 nm.

Applications

 

  • Biological and medical research
    - Cell & tissue analysis
    - Intracellular mapping of biomolecules 
  • Resonance Raman spectroscopy of chromophores
    -Studying pigments, dyes, and other coloured molecules 
  • Material science - Polymer analysis
    - Semiconductor research
  • Corrosion studies

 

 

Instrument location

Spectroscopy Laboratory location

Ground Floor, Room G31
June Griffith Building (F10)
UNSW Sydney Kensington NSW 2025

Phone: 02 9385 9795
Email: spec@unsw.edu.au

Access

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