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Argus 1000 IR Spectrometer - Technical Specifications

The technical specifications for the Argus 1000 infrared spectrometer are shown below. If you have other spectral range or resolution requirements, please contact a Thoth specialist to have an instrument customized to meet your needs.

Argus 1000 Specification
1. Type Grating spectrometer
2.Configuration Single aperture spectrometer
3. Field of View 0.15º viewing angle around centered camera boresight with 15mm fore-optics
4. Mass >230g
5. Accommodation 50 mm x 60 mm x 80 mm (base x height x length)
6. Operating Temperature -20ºC to +40ºC operating temperature
7. Survival -25ºC to + 55ºC survival temperature
8. Detector 256 element InGaAs diode array with Peltier cooler (customized options available)
9. Optics Gold with IR glass and coatings. 
10. Electronics microprocessor controlled 10 bit ADC with co-adding to 13 bit, 3.6-4.2V input rail 250mA-600mA (375mA typical)

11. Operational Modes

-Continuous cycle, constant integration time
-Continuous cycle, adaptive exposure
12. Data Delivery Fixed length parity striped packets of single or co-added spectra with sequence number, temperature, array temperature and operating parameters
13. Interface Prime and redundant serial interfaces (RS232 protocol)
14. Integration Time 500 μs to 4 s
15. Calibration Two-wavelength laser calibration
15. Handling Shipped by courier in ruggedized carrying case..