With over 30 years experience in the field, Hiden Analytical continues to remain dedicated to producing mass spectrometer-based gas analysis systems. The latest product catalogue, just released, highlights the full range of application-specific standard systems for analysis of gases and vapours in diverse environments, addressing measurement of samples at pressure from millibar to 30 atmospheres and with sample quantities down to less than 0.1scc.

Hiden Analytical mass spectrometers provide direct realtime plasma monitoring for analysis of both process ion and process neutral species, addressing a pressure range from 10E-3 mbar to atmosphere and all featuring our latest, fastest Series 8 PC interface. All systems are fully compatible with Windows 7 and XP operating systems.

Optimised specifically for measurement of fast-evolved gases, the latest version of the Hiden QGA benchtop mass spectrometer is ideally suited to monitoring of diverse thermal and thermo-gravimetric processes. The system features a state-of-the-art integrated interface and analysis system for real-time unequivocal detection of multiple gaseous species to 500 amu, with comprehensive data analysis programs for combined presentation of gas species and gas abundances together with process temperature status, weight change and evolution rates.

The Hiden Analytical HPR-40 Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometer series now feature an extended range of submersible insertion probes and flow-through semipermeable membrane interfaces, specifically engineered for measurement of dissolved gases and vapours in aqueous solution in diverse environments and applications.

2012 marks Hiden Analytical’s 30th year of continuous and independent operation in the fields of mass spectrometry and gas sorption science, independent operation creating a unique and successful company culture orientated both to the researcher and to the process industry.

Hiden SIMS bolt-on mass spectrometers and ion guns enable a complete SIMS facility to be added to diverse analytical UHV surface analysis facilities, and the latest Hiden EQS probe now offers the inclusion of an integrated SNMS mode to provide the dual roles of sputtered neutral and secondary ion mass spectrometry. The dual techniques are beneficial for the measurement of optical and metallurgical coatings, alloys, corrosion layers and architectural coatings for example, enabling direct quantification of concentration over the full range from trace level to 100%.

The 3F-series of quadrupole mass spectrometers from Hiden Analytical now feature direct digital signal detection for our fastest response and most sensitive detection levels, addressing the needs of the researcher operating in the UHV/XHV vacuum regime through to specialised fast-event gaseous studies at pressures to atmosphere and beyond.

The Hiden QIC-series gas analyser range is boosted by the introduction of the QIC Biostream system specifically configured for real-time, continuous multi-stream analysis of both headspace and dissolved species evolving from and within varied bio reaction processes. All gaseous species with molecular weights below 300 amu can be measured.

The Hiden HPR Series of mass spectrometer-based gas analysers is further expanded to include analysis of static off-line gas samples in addition to the more routine conditions of dynamic flow. New additions include the HPR-70 benchtop system for gas composition measurement of individual discreet samples as small as 0.1 sccm, the gas preparation stage including selectable cascade volumes for pressure optimisation over a wide spread of sample volumes and sample pressures. Samples will normally be acquired and contained off-line, the container having an isolation valve or breakseal for direct connection to the mass spectrometer.

The Hiden HPR60-EQP is a fully-integrated system configured specifically for measurement of atmospheric and near-atmospheric plasma and reactive processes in applications including analysis of atmospheric plasma jets (APD), dielectric barrier discharges (DBD) and flame chemistry.