Specifications.docx

Minimum Acceptable Specifications for an Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission (ICP-OES) instrument with chiller and autosampler

Mission-critical requirements

Plant Analytes: Boron, Calcium, Chloride, Copper, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Zinc

Soil Analytes: Calcium, Copper, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Zinc

Sample Throughput: 112 samples plus standards per 24 hours.

Autosampler min. capacity: Capacity to accommodate 112 samples plus standards loaded within 8-hour workday window.

Torch Alignment: Automatic

Spectral Resolution: 0.002 nm at 200 nm

Wavelength Range: 160 – 900 nm

Power requirements: 210V/60Hz

Supplies: 1 year supply of consumables

Software (sample addition): Samples can be added/deleted while analysis running

Software (data export): Results files can be exported either in Excel or .csv format

Plant Method Development: Instrument shipped with established methods for plant analytes listed above with supplier performing nitric acid microwave digestion on USDA-ARS supplied plant samples. Samples will be shipped dry, supplier will perform digestions per attached method and ship instrument with optimized methods established.

Soil Method Development: Instrument shipped with established methods for soil analytes listed above with supplier performing Mehlich III extraction, or comparable extraction/digestion on USDA-ARS supplied soil samples. Samples will be shipped dry, supplier will perform extractions per attached method and ship instrument with optimized methods established.

Tech support: Free lifetime phone and email technical and consumable support with access to product management and application staff support