Bruker Expands Infrared Remote Sensing Product Line with Introduction of Novel Hyperspectral Imaging System HI 90 for up to 1...
20 June 2011 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Following Bruker’s acquisition of Sigma ElectroOptics GmbH in
December 2010, Bruker is now launching its expanded product line
for the remote infrared detection of gases in industrial,
environmental and homeland security applications.
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The new Bruker Hyperspectral Imaging System HI 90 is an
imaging remote chemical sensing system based on the combination of
a Michelson interferometer with a focal plane array detector. Each
pixel of the array records an interferogram from the corresponding
field of view. A spectrum at each pixel is obtained by Fourier
transformation and contains the infrared signature of the image at
each point. The HI 90 system allows fast identification,
quantification and visualization of potentially hazardous gases
remotely from long distances. Due to its array detector, the HI
90 hyperspectral imager can measure all pixels simultaneously
up to 1000 times faster than traditional scanning systems which
record the spectra at each pixel sequentially. The new HI 90
represents a new high spatial resolution, ultrafast hyperspectral
imaging system in Bruker’s broad remote sensing product line, which
also consists of the Scanning Infrared Gas Imaging System SIGIS
2 for homeland security and scientific applications, the
mil-spec 360 degree scanning stand-off detector RAPID, as
well as the ultra-high spectral resolution FTIR spectrometer IFS
125 for scientific applications in atmospheric research.
The new Hyperspectral Imaging system HI 90 has been
developed for a wide range of applications. The method of infrared
remote sensing allows the detection, identification, and
quantification of a wide range of important organic molecules in
the atmosphere. Applications of the HI 90 range from
atmospheric research, environmental research and volcanology, to
industrial safety and QC applications, to public safety and
security applications.
A major field of applications of the HI 90 system is
homeland security. If hazardous compounds are released into the
atmosphere, e.g. in a potential terrorist attack or during a
chemical accident, then emergency response teams require rapid and
precise information about the identification and location of
released compounds in order to take appropriate measures to protect
workers, residents and the environment. The HI 90 system
allows very quick identification and visualization of such
hazardous clouds from long distances of several kilometers. The
image of a chemical gas cloud allows an assessment of the
dimensions, dispersion and direction of travel of the released
chemicals. In addition, the source of a cloud can be located in
many cases.
These HI 90 gas cloud imaging capabilities also lead to
new possibilities in industrial safety and leak detection
applications. The system identifies the released gas and the image
allows to pinpoint the location of the leak, allowing accelerated
repair, saving money and stopping the potential impact on the
environment. In industrial safety applications, several HI
90 systems can be the basis for a network of surveillance
systems, increasing safety at industrial sites with early warnings
about released chemicals in case of an accident.
About Bruker Corporation
Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) is a leading provider of
high-performance scientific instruments and solutions for molecular
and materials research, as well as for industrial and applied
analysis. For more information, please visit www.bruker.com.
For more information on the HI 90 system, please visit:
www.bruker.com/hi90
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