Spectrometer Accessory analyzes solids and powders.

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Top-loading, Smart Near-IR UpDRIFT accessory is designed for use with Avatar 370 and Nexus spectrometers in near-infrared spectral region. Samples can be analyzed directly from plastic bags and most plastic and glass bottles using standard, diffuse-reflectance technique. Optical-focusing system, a compound parabolic concentrator, virtually eliminates specularly reflected component that can distort spectral results. Accessory can be used quantitatively or qualitatively.


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Thermo Nicolet's Smart Near-IR UpDRIFT

MADISON, Wis. (Sept, 2002) - Thermo Nicolet, a Thermo Electron business (NYSE:TMO), announces the Smart Near-IR UpDRIFT diffuse-reflectance accessory for the Avatar 370 and Nexus series of spectrometers in the near-infrared spectral region. This innovative, top-loading accessory for near-infrared diffuse analysis is designed for fast and easy analysis of solids and powders. Smart UpDRIFT provides non-invasive sampling, eliminating the need to remove samples from their original containers. Samples can be analyzed directly from plastic bags and most plastic and glass bottles using the standard, diffuse-reflectance technique. The Smart UpDRIFT's unique, optical-focusing system - a compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) - virtually eliminates the specularly reflected component that can distort spectral results. This accessory can be used either quantitatively or qualitatively to measure a variety of sampling morphologies. For more information, contact us at 800-201-8132 or visit our web site at www.thermo.com/nicolet. About Thermo Nicolet Thermo Nicolet was founded in 1967 and is the leading manufacturer of Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and Raman spectrometers, microscopes, sampling accessories, software and spectral libraries. Our instruments are used throughout the chemical, pharmaceutical, polymer, petrochemical, food and energy industries, as well as in government and university laboratories. About Thermo Electron Thermo Electron Corporation is a global leader in providing technology-based instruments, components, and systems that offer total solutions for markets ranging from life sciences to telecommunications to food, drug, and beverage production. The company's powerful technologies help researchers sift through data to make discoveries that will fight disease or prolong life. They allow manufacturers to fabricate critical components required to increase the speed and quality of communications. And they automatically monitor and control online production to ensure that quality standards are met safely and efficiently. Thermo Electron, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, reported $2.2 billion in revenues in 2001 and employs approximately 11,000 people worldwide. For more information on Thermo Electron, visit www.thermo.com.

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