COMPARISON OF Agilent 240 SERIES AAS WITH PERKINELMER AANALYST 400 AND WINLAB SOFTWARE

S. No Specifications Agilent 240 PerkinElmer Remarks

AA400 with
Winlab
Software
1 Optical Design 240 - Double True Double PerkinElmer offers higher light throughput and S/N ratio due to
Beam Beam True double beam.Be careful about 140 single beam.
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2 Control PC control PC control In AA200, we have also integrated full fledged Winlab software
with Winlab and hence many times we can quote the same without separate
software Winlab software. Of course, you have to also discuss the matter
thoroughly with customer before taking the decision. (PC can
also be simply used in that case used as data transfer purpose
and storage).

3 Background Correction Optional Yes, Built-in Useful feature for GFA/ FIAS upgrade as well as few elements
studies in low UV region
4 Coded Lamp Yes Yes Conforms GLP
5 Lamp Turret Holder with Yes, Four as Yes, Four
No. of Lamp standard
6 Adjustment Manual Automated More flexibility with using different lamps and also automation,
each of operation.
7 Auto Alignment / energy No Yes
optimization
8 EDL Power Supply Optional Built-in Useful feature for Hydride forming elements and longer lamp life
as well as good intesity of emmission light.
9 Assymetric Modulation Yes Yes -----------------------------
10 Sample to Reference Signal 2:1 3:1 Higher time is spent in AA200 for sample beam signal
Ratio measurement.
11 Wavelength Range (nm) 185 - 900 189-900
12 Monochromator Design Czerny - Turner Echelle Echelle Grating Monochromator has highest light throughput,
uniform light intensity in all orders, highest resolution and hence,
best detection limits. for Eg : As, Ba elements echelle gives
better performance in Detection Limits than any other models.
Excellent performance in lower UV region

13 No. of Lines/mm 1200 79 In Echelle Grating, it is always used at it's blaze angle i.e.63
degree which gives highest light thru put and (0.12 nm)
dispersion. Higher ruling density have no significance in Echelle
Grating.
14 Blazed At (nm) 240 63 degree
15 Focal Length (mm/degree) 250 300 Higher focal length gives better dispersion (resolution)
16 Resolution Not mentioned 0.12 nm PerkinElmer offers highest resolution which leads to lesser
Interference in sample analysis.
17 Slit Width (nm) 0.2, 0.5 & 1.0 Variable More flexibility for HGA900 using AA200.
18 Background Correction with 2.3 2.5 Higher absorbance correction and hence difficult matrix can be
Gr.Furnace (Abs) addressed. This is also possible due to full STPF
implementation.
19 Area of Grating (mm x mm) Not mentioned 36 X 185 Higher the area, higher the light thru put.

20 Detector PMT SSD PMT has 3 times poor quantum efficiency than SSD. (PMT is
outdated Technology). Hence, SSD offers better Detection
Limits.This is proven showing our HGA 900 presentation.

21 Cable Less Lamp Yes Yes Ease of operation, Saving of time.

22 Coded Lamps Extra cost Standard Auto selection of current, slit width and wavelength
23 Usage Meter, Sl. No. of No Yes As per GLP protocols usage meter is recommended
Lamp
24 Flame Control Automatic Programmable Programmable control is stored with method file. Similarly, there
(Std.) is no manual settings of flow required. In Varian, every time you
have to set the flow for different elements.
25 Burner Head & Spray Ti market Ti filled C-PPS C-PPS spray chamber is resistant to all acids and solvents
Chamber
Type Premix Premix
26 Sensitivity Check 5 ppm Cu 0.75 Abs.with 0.8 - 0.85 Abs. PerkinElmer AAS gives better RSD as well as higher sensitivity.
and RSD 0.5% with less than
0.25%
27 Nebulizer End Cap Not mentioned Yes Safety feature.
Interlocks
28 Flame Heat Sheild ?? Yes Safety feature
Interlocks
29 Nebulizer Pt/Ir Pt/Ir Resistant to all acids/ solvent
30 Built-in Diagnostics for Not mentioned Yes Service point of view important feature
system performance
31 Hydride Generator or FIAS Yes Yes Useful accessory for various application like Pre-concentration,
connection with GFA speciation and addressing MHS elements upto ppt levels. Varian
do not offer FIFU connection.
32 Multi-Language Software One Eight Flexibility for different countries.
33 E-box No Yes Ease of servicing, low cost of ownership demanding
environment.
34 Purged Optics No Yes PerkinElmer AAS can be used in demanding environment.
Chemical labs where vapour are present in ambient
environment
35 Reprocessing of data No Yes Saving of sample, reference standard and method development
36 Method development No Yes Useful feature for fast method devlopment without operator
wizard intervetion
37 GFA, FIAS, AS Control Yes, with PC Yes, with PC
38 Reformation of files for Yes Yes Future upgradation for LIMS
LIMS or Third Party
Software