The Thermo Scientific™ Prima BT Bench Top Process Mass Spectrometer achieves rapid scanning speeds and consistent measurements. This device is specifically tailored for process development laboratories and serves as a highly accurate, magnetic sector analyzer with multi-stream sampling capability.
The Prima BT Process Mass Spectrometer delivers strong performance in the presence of off-gases and vapors that could potentially contaminate internal vacuum components. By extracting ions from the ion source at high energy, it ensures excellent stability for low molecular weight compounds such as hydrogen and helium.
Key Features
- Thermo Scientific™ GasWorks Software
- Six-port automatic calibration manifold
- Scanning magnetic-sector technology
- 16-port Rapid Multistream Sampler (RMS)
- High analytical precision, accuracy, and stability
Warranty and Service Offering
To maintain optimal performance, it is essential to have immediate access to global experts, as well as priority status for repairs or replacements of the analyzer. Thermo Scientific™ provides comprehensive and flexible support solutions throughout all stages of the product life cycle. The services are offered at predictable and fixed-cost prices, and are designed to safeguard the return on investment and total cost of ownership for the Thermo Scientific products.
The Thermo Scientific Prima BT Bench top Mass Spectrometer is an industrial laboratory gas analyzer that employs scanning magnetic-sector mass spectrometry. It is engineered for continuous operation within a laboratory setting, making the Prima BT mass spectrometer user-friendly and easy to maintain.
Specifications
Source: Thermo Fisher Scientific – Environmental and Process Monitoring Instruments
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| Analysis Time |
0.3–1 seconds per gas component |
| Analyzer Type |
Scanning Magnetic Sector Mass Spectrometer with Enclosed Electron Impact Dual Filament Ion Source |
| Area Classification Options |
General Purpose |
| Depth (Imperial) |
1.8 ft. |
| Depth (Metric) |
0.56 m |
| Dynamic Range |
Faraday: 10–100 ppm Optional single MCP SEM: 1–1000 ppm Optional twin MCP SEM: 10–1000 ppm |
| Height (Imperial) |
1.7 ft. |
| Height (Metric) |
0.53 m |
| No. of Calibration Gas Inlets |
Up to six |
| No. of Sample Stream Inlets |
Up to 15 |
| Power |
115/230 V, Consumption: 1.5 kVA |
| Precision |
≤ 0.1 % relative |
| Stability |
≤ 1 % relative over one week |
| Weight (Imperial) |
220 lb., Additional floor mounting rotary pump: 66 lb. |
| Weight (Metric) |
100 kg, Additional floor mounting rotary pump: 30 kg |
| Width (Imperial) |
2.8 ft. |
| Width (Metric) |
0.86 m |
| Ambient Temperature |
12–30 °C |
| Communication Protocols |
Modbus serial RS232/422/485, Siemens 3964R, VGCP and PVGCP |
| Mass Range |
Adjustable, 1–150 amu at 1000 eV ion acceleration voltage, 1–200 amu at 750 eV ion acceleration voltage |
| Product Type |
Prima BT Bench Top Process Gas Analysis Mass Spectrometer |
| Unit Size |
Each |
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