TENDER FOR PROCUREMENT OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS ...

Tea Board/Kolkata/2011-12- QCL Tender Document-OriginalAnnexure 1Specificationsa. Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) System for quantitative analysisof elements (mass range 2 – 260 amu or more) present in tea samples at ppt, ppb and sub-ppmlevel.Complete, bench top Instrument with open option under the table to accommodate the Chiller androtary pump suitable for analysis, speciation of multiple elements in a single run. Should able tooperate in Temperature: 15 to 35°C (59 to 95 °F) at constant temperature of variations ≤ 3 °C andHumidity: 20 to 85%Features• The instrument must have a frequency matching RF Generator, operating at 27MHz andwith no consumable parts required.• The RF generator rated at 27 or more MHZ, operating from 500 to 1600 watts should besoftware controlled as well the torch ignition, shut down and system warm up should beauto controlled.• Standard single piece quartz/ platinum torch with wide diameter; min 2.5 mm forquantitative matrix decomposition and sample ionization.• For day-to-day analysis the Plasma Torch to spectrometer alignment in XYZ direction.Torch position resolution and reproducibility should not be higher than 0.1 mm in all threeaxes.• Plasma gas flow should be controlled by an active mass flow controller for all gas controlof Cool gas, auxiliary gas and nebulizer gas, an additional option should be provided asstandard for introduction of third gas required during the analysis of organic matter.Lens system for focusing the ions• To reduce routine maintenance when analyzing high matrix samples, the collision/reactioncell must be protected from contamination by either an off-axis ion lens or photon stop• To minimize downtime due to routine maintenance and to protect the mass analyzer anddetector from contamination with atmospheric moisture, the main ion lens assembly (ieoff-axis lens or photon stop/lens) should be located outside the high vacuum region (ie infront of the gate valve) to allow for removal, cleaning and replacement without the need tovent the main vacuum system.Collision / Reaction Cell• Collision cell technology to remove polyatomic interference• The system should contain collision/reaction cell must include at least 2 cell gas line withthe option of adding up to a total of 3 cell gas line to cover all possible applications. It is28