The CTA3000 is the THIRD GENERATION of Atomic Absorption Systems It is a fully automated 8 self aligning lamp turret atomic absorption spectrometer system where all the operations are controlled through the PC with the CTA-WIN software package.

The design of the flame and the graphite furnace system in one compact unit enables automatic interchanging of two analytical methods.

There are two background correction systems, self-reversal background correction and deuterium lamp background correction, to ensure the most precise analytical results.

A self aligning eight lamp turret makes for user-friendly multi-element atomic absorption determinations.
The unique furnace heating design ensures uniform heating and guarantee measurement accuracy.
The integration of flame burner and graphite furnace in one compact unit enables automatic interchanging between the flame mode and furnace mode using few simple keystrokes.
Eight lamp turret for automatic positioning of each hollow cathode lamp.
Automatic fuel gas (C2H2) flow rate adjustment to optimise combustion in element analysis.
Automatic adjustment of burner height for optimised analysis conditions.
Automated wavelength scanning and peak searching..
Automatic Reflecting/Transmittance beam-splitter positioning
Automatic switchover of spectral bandwidth (5 choices).
Automatic PMT and lamp current adjustment, automatic AA and BG energy balance.

This unit can test for many metal elements, but in the ceramic industry it is mostly used to test for heavy metal release from glazed surfaces (Lead and Cadmium) ISO10545-15 and California PROP65
The sample is leached using 4% Analytical Grade Acetic Acid (bought locally) in a temperature and light controlled environment.
You will need a wide range of support equipment to use this instrument - we are happy to discuss your needs, Please ask

Atomic Absorption Spectrometer CTA 3000