Thermo Scientific Neoma Multicollector ICP-MS system

Thermo Fisher Scientific has designed an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) instrument to enable scientists working in earth sciences, nuclear safeguards and biomedical research to conduct high-precision isotope ratio analysis across a wide range of applications, without compromising sensitivity, stability or ease of use.

The Thermo Scientific Neoma Multicollector ICP-MS (MC-ICP-MS) system combines innovative features from existing Thermo Scientific variable multicollector instrumentation. Automation and the integration of peripherals should make access to high-precision isotope ratio data easy and efficient, leading to enhanced research productivity and novel applications. The instrument offers the flexibility to quickly change between a broad range of isotopic systems, which is a key consideration for productivity in multi-user facilities.

The system combines a modern hardware design with intuitive, easy-to-learn Qtegra Intelligent Scientific Data Solution (ISDS) software and a modular concept that is designed to integrate future developments. Users will benefit from the ability to extract the finest detail of isotopic information from samples, utilising a high-sensitivity ICP interface and low noise detectors. The product also features a detector array that covers a broad range of isotopic applications.

High-quality isotopic data enables scientists to better understand the processes that shape our environment and that control the distribution of mineral resources. These data also shed light on events in Earth’s history and our understanding of climate change, as well as underpinning nuclear safeguards and providing novel tools for metallomics and biomedical research. The ICP-MS system is designed to increase accessibility to the wealth of information that isotope ratio data can provide, which will benefit geoscientists as well as researchers from numerous scientific disciplines.