We can include compatible headspace autosampler upon request.
Description
With the Clarus SQ 8 GC/MS from PerkinElmer, laboratories of all types and sizes finally have a cutting-edge tool that offers both unsurpassed sensitivity and unparalleled stability. Why settle for compromised performance when there’s now a solution that gives you consistent ultra-trace detection limits time after time? Imagine the increased confidence in your results. Imagine the increased productivity in your lab.
Engineered around an advanced, fast quadrupole mass spectrometer, the Clarus SQ 8 GC/MS acquires a large number of spectra (12,500 amu/sec) across every GC peak. This enables the clear definition and quantification of extremely narrow chromatographic peaks to deliver exceptionally accurate and precise data. The instrument also gives you the widest mass range available in gas chromatography (1-1200 u), and detection limits never before seen with a single quadrupole GC/MS.
| System Configurations | Clarus SQ 8S | Clarus SQ 8T | Clarus SQ 8C |
| Ionization Type(s) | EI | EI | EI/CI |
| Signal to Noise Specification | 650:1 | 800:1 | 800:1 |
| Turbomolecular Pump Capacity | acity 75 L/sec | 255 L/sec | 255 L/sec |
| Pump-Down Time | < 5 mins | < 3 mins | < 3 mins |
The PerkinElmer Clarus SQ 8 Mass Spectrometer (MS) is a detector designed to be interfaced with the Clarus 580 and 680 Gas Chromatograph (GC). The Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) is controlled and data analyzed through the PerkinElmer TurboMassTM GC/MS software system.
Clarus SQ 8 T—Compatible with the Clarus 680 GC, with Electron Impact (EI) ionization and 255 L/sec turbomolecular pump.
Sensitivity
| Test | Amount | Signal to Noise Performance |
| EI Full Scan | 1 pg of octafluoronaphthalene | 800:1 |
Hardware
| Ion Source | PerkinElmer SMARTsourceTM—Simplified Maintenance and Removal Technology (EI and CI compatible) |
| Filament | MarathonTM—designed for long life |
| Mass Range | 1.0 – 1,200 u (amu) |
| Detector | Clarifi detector—long-life high sensitivity electron multiplier detector |
| Analyzer | Quadrupole with pre-filter |
| Mass Stability | + – 0.1 m/z over 48 hours |
| EI Voltage | 10 – 100 eV |
| Vacuum Pumps | 255 L/sec (nitrogen) air-cooled turbomolecular pump (230 L/sec helium pumping capacity) |
| Vacuum Gauge | Single wide-range gauge (standard on all models) |
| Pump-down Time | 255 L/sec turbomolecular pump: <3 minutes for air/water check, <90 minutes for quantitative stability |
| Temperature Settings | SMARTsource: Settable 50 ˚C – 350 ˚C, GC transfer line: Settable 50 ˚C – 350 ˚C |
| Carrier Gas Flow Rate | 255 L/sec turbomolecular pumping systems: 5 ml/min, 75 L/sec turbomolecular pumping systems: 1.5 ml/min |
| Mass Calibrant | PFTBA (FC-43) gas, triazine (high mass applications), user selectable |
| MS Isolation | Swafer Micro-Channel Flow Technology |
| Field Upgrades | Positive/negative chemical ionization (255 L/sec), standard to large turbomolecular pump (75 L/sec to 255 L/sec), water cooling (all models) |
Performance
| MS Data Collection | Full Scan, Selected Ion Monitoring (SIM), Simultaneous Full-Scan Selected Ion Monitoring (SIFI) |
| Scan Rate | Fully variable up to 12,500 amu/sec |
| Acquisition Rate | 100 points/sec (SIM) |
| Functions/Run | 32 functions or 32 ions per function |
| Linear Dynamic Range | 106 dependant on acquisition rate |
Data system
| Software | TurboMassTM 6.0 designed for Windows 7 professional operating system |
| Methods | Electronically transferable between all TurboMass and Clarus GC/MS systems |
| GC Acquisition | Full control and data processing of a single GC/MS with up to 2 GC detectors |
| MS Tuning | UltraTuneTM: Standard Tune environmental tuning optimized for EPA methods; Custom Tune user definable optimization |
| Reporting | Included in all models with specialized reports for: Environmental and forensic applications. |
| Optional Software | MS Libraries: NIST Mass Spectral Library, including AMDIS Deconvolution, Wiley Mass Spectral Library Maurer/Pfleger/Weber Library of Drugs, Pollutants, Pesticides, and Metabolites
Advanced Processing: Ion Signature Deconvolution software |
Physical
| Power | 120 VAC ± 10% @ 50/60 Hz ± 1% 1,000 VA, 230 VAC ± 10% @ 50/60 Hz ± 1% 1,000 VA |
| Temperature | 10 ˚C – 30 ˚C (10 ˚C – 35 ˚C with water cooling option) |
| Relative Humidity | 20 – 80 % non-condensing |
| Weight | 49.9 kg (110 lbs) |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | Standalone MS: 50 x 32 x 77 cm (20 x 13 x 30 inches), Clarus SQ 8 T GC/MS (with Autosampler): 83 x 98 x 82 cm (33 x 39 x 32 inches) |
