Wasatch Photonics’ compact, modular system for Raman spectroscopy is designed to facilitate research and industrial analysis of solid and liquid samples.According to the company, the bundle includes a WP 785 ER Raman spectrometer with an integrated 785 nm excitation laser, allowing Raman scattering measurements from 100–3600 cm-1 with high signal-to-noise.
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