Highlights
High optical throughput provides fast and efficient sample measurement.
Open top-plate architecture for easy sample access
Germanium crystal for highly absorbing samples
Proven, strong clamping device, based on the Golden Gate diamond ATR

Applications
Highly absorbing samples
Small samples
Liquids, semi-solids, films and finely milled powders

Information
The Silver Gate single reflection ATR system is a new, high throughput FTIR accessory capable of analyzing solids, liquids, and pastes with little or no sample preparation. The quick lock and release bridge, based on the proven Golden Gate diamond ATR system, allows for rapid sample throughput and reproducible solid sampling. It also has a built-in torque limiter to control the loads applied to the ATR crystal.

This configuration uses a germanium crystal bonded into a hard-anodized top-plate for maximum resistance to chemical attack. The sampling surface is flat to ensure the best possible contact with any sample, avoiding point loading as well as the stray light and non-linearity found with domed crystals. The Silver Gate single reflection ATR is extremely robust and it has factory pre-aligned optics. This ensures that it can be installed easily and rapidly with little or no alignment. The Silver Gate optics are fully enclosed and can be purged very quickly due to the small internal volume. The Benchmark base-plate mounting system allows the accessory to be rapidly and reproducibly replaced in your spectrometer and provides the stability needed for a high sample throughput. The Silver Gate single reflection ATR accessory is a fixed configuration accessory, ideal for use in quality assurance. The simple, efficient optical design of the Silver Gate single reflection ATR accessory makes it ideal for polarization studies as well as extremely robust.