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HS2022
The HS2022 is the most sensitive small radius IRMS in the world.
The most sensitive small radius IRMS in the world.
Presenting the HS2022, recognised as the world’s most sensitive small-radius Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS) by Sercon Limited. Showcasing superior analytical performance, reliability, flexibility, and user-friendly operation, the HS2022 ensures all your scientific requirements are met. With over two decades of unwavering commitment to engineering excellence, Sercon delivers the pinnacle of IRMS technology. Available in continuous flow and dual inlet modes, it seamlessly interfaces with various sample preparation devices and inlets. The HS2022 incorporates advanced design features, including a robust, linear, high sensitivity source, a stainless steel flight tube, trapping loop technology, a thoria-coated filament, and high-resolution amplifiers for an expansive dynamic range. Elevate your research with Sercon’s cutting-edge HS2022 IRMS.

Features
Unlock unparalleled precision and elevate your research with the HS2022, the world’s most sensitive small-radius Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS) from Sercon Limited. Dive into a realm of advanced design features that set the HS2022 apart:
- Ultra-High Vacuum Purity: The all-stainless-steel and metal gasket construction flight tube ensures ultra-high vacuum purity, minimizing backgrounds, and achieving zero water contamination.
- True Differential Pumping: Experience superior ion transfer through the flight tube with dual Turbo-molecular Pumps true differential pumping, ensuring optimal performance from the high-sensitivity source to the expansive dynamic range collectors. Eliminate abundance sensitivity during continuous flow applications and memory effects.
- Extended Geometry with Double Direction Focusing: The 120° extended geometry with an 11cm radius magnetic sector provides an effective 21cm radius dispersion and double-direction focusing. This unique design minimizes helium ‘tailing’ in the D/H collector.
- Universal Faraday Triple Collectors: Truly universal Faraday triple collectors allow simultaneous collection of adjacent masses without adjustments, providing flexibility in the range 28,29,30 – 64,65,66. Additional single Faraday collector and high-gain amplifier enhance versatility for Hydrogen measurements.
- Software Control: Select the desired combination of the four collectors effortlessly through software control. Options include software switchable variable gain amplifiers and 50V amplifier outputs for customized configurations.
Asymmetric Extended Geometry: Achieve true stigmatic focusing with twice the dispersion of normal geometry, maintaining sensitivity with a shorter path length. - Versatile Mass Range: Covering a mass range from 2 to 96 AMU, the HS2022 is ideal for analysing light stable isotopes in commonly measured gases, including H2, N2, NO, N2O, O2, CO, CO2, SO, and SO2.
- Triple Port Reference Gas Injection System: Calibrate each sample efficiently using the triple port reference gas injection system, offering software-controlled size, type, and positioning of reference gas pulses.
- State-of-the-Art Data Acquisition System: The data acquisition system employs highly stable and linear high-frequency converters, producing integral slices with zero dead time and quantization below the beam statistical noise floor at all signal levels.
Immerse yourself in a world of precision and innovation with the HS2022, where every feature is designed to enhance your isotopic analysis experience.
HS2022 Prep Systems
Application Notes
Ecology
Environmental
TOC-IRMS An established technique
Determining Sources and Cycling of Nitrate in an Agricultural Catchment Using δ15N and δ18O in Nitrate
A breakthrough in detection limits for δ13CDOC measurements of surface waters using thermal oxidation
Stable isotopes in tree rings via Laser Ablation – Combustion – GCIRMS
The measurement of multiple stable isotopes in tree rings and leaves with Sercon and Teledyne Cetac
Tree Ring Measurements of δ13C using Laser Ablation LA-IRMS
Paper – A new automated method for high-throughput carbon andhydrogen isotope analysis of gaseous and dissolved methaneat atmospheric concentrations
Simultaneous NCS Analysis via EA-IRMS
Geology & Paleoclimate
Quantifying carbonate concentration alongside the measurement of isotope ratios in sediment samples via continuous flow IRMS analysis
Continuous Flow Isotopic Analysis of Small Carbonate Samples (10-90µg) Using a Sercon EA-IRMS or G Preparation Unit
δ18O analysis of diatom silica via laser ablation -IRMS and associated methods for removing exchangeable oxygen
Software
Product News
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IAEA PUI Scheme
The IAEA PUI Scheme Under the PUI scheme (see below) run by the IAEA ( the International Atomic Energy Agency), Sercon has recently supplied an HS2022 with a PyroEarth elemental analyser. The HS2022 is, we believe, the most sensitive small-radius Isotope Ratio Mass...
Honey Adulteration New EU Rules
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Argentina Installation
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Installation and Service Peru
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BFR Berlin
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Canadian Customer Training Visit
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Queen Mary University
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Collaboration with BGS presented at SIMSUG
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IRMS Installation Ankara University
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Chilesaurus Laser Sampling!
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