mIRage® IR microscope
mIRage® sub-micron IR spectroscopy and imaging with FTIR quality data
The mIRage® sub-micron IR spectroscopy and imaging with FTIR quality data
mIRage overcomes the IR diffraction limit using Optical Photothermal Infrared (O-PTIR) Spectroscopy, in which a tunable pulsed mid-IR laser induces a photothermal
response from the sample surface. This thermal response is measured using a colinear visible probe laser focused on the sample. Spatial resolution is determined by the diffraction limited spot size of the visible laser (around 500 nm), therefore independent of the IR wavenumber, unlike traditional diffraction limited techniques.
Non-contact reflection IR measurement with FTIR-quality spectra and no artifacts
Fast, easy to use with little to no sample preparation and spectroscopy in seconds
Overcomes the limitations of Raman spectroscopy
Transmission FTIR quality spectra in non-contact reflection mode
As mIRage is an optical microscope based platform, measurements are collected quickly and easily, without the need for sample contact, unlike ATR spectroscopy.
Additionally, O-PTIR provides spectra comparable to FTIR, ideal for database searches, without the dispersive artifacts observed in ATR. By operating in refl ection mode, the need for thin samples is also eliminated.
Wide range of applications
Mirage provides unique data for numerous application and material types, including:
- Microplastics
- Failure analysis
- Microelectronics
- Polymers and composites
- Defect identification
- Geological sciences
- Forensics
Data sheet:
Beyond the limits of traditional
IR microscopy. IR+Raman: Same time. Same spot. Same resolution.
Application note:
Sub-micron IR and Raman spectroscopy for chemical identification of microplastics
Microplastics applications
Detect, Select, Measure, Identify
The mIRage uniquely provides accurate measurement of a wide range of critical <20 µm microplastics that are poorly resolved by other IR and Raman techniques.
Learn about how the mIRage can support your microplastics research.
Pharma and Biopharma applications
Detect, Select, Measure, Identify
Integrating sub-micron chemical and morphological analysis into routine particle control strategies is now a reality with the mIRage platform, submicron multimodal IR microscope.
MiRage provides routine analysis of submicron chemical and morphological analysis of small particulate matter, overcoming the limitations of other spectroscopy techniques.
Failure analysis applications
Detect, Select, Measure, Identify
mIRage provides the ability to identify unknowns of small size using sub-micron O-PTIR or simultaneous IR+Raman.
Learn about how the mIRage can support your failure analysis research.
FeaturefindIR
Detect, Select, Measure, Identify
featurefindIR can accurately and automatically measure and chemically identify particles and micro-plastics from sub-micron to mm’s in size, overcoming the limitations of conventional FTIR and Raman techniques.
Learn about how the featurefindIR can support your research into microplastics, pharma and failure analysis and other defect applications
Fluorescence guided sub-micron IR and simultaneous Raman spectroscopy: A world first and only
Simultaneous, submicron IR and Raman microscopy O-PTIR and Raman microscope combined.
Widefield fluorescence detected sub-500nm infrared multimodal microscopy
mIRage Spectroscopy options
Counter-propagating mode and other mIRage spectroscopy capabilities to extend research flexibility.
Multi-modal Imaging options
Complimentary O-PTIR techniques such as simultaneous Raman and co-located Fluorescence.
mIRage Environmental options
mIRage environmental options broaden the applications range with heating, cooling and flow cells.
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