TUV detector features

The detector operates as an integral part of a Waters chromatography system.

The Alliance iS tunable ultraviolet (TUV) optical detector is a two-channel, ultraviolet/visible (UV/Vis) absorbance detector. The detector is controlled by Empower and offers an analytical flow cell with a volume of 16.3 µL and a path length of 10 mm.

The flow cell design reflects Waters' TaperSlit technology.

The detector features:

• Improved equilibration and warm-up time
• Enhanced sensitivity using the patented TaperSlit flow cell, which channels light through the cell for better energy throughput
• Lamp optimization for the best performance over the lifetime of a deuterium lamp
• Low baseline noise performance (<5 μAU)
• Enhanced as well as new functionality to mitigate the affects of changes in ambient temperature (see the following capabilities table)
• Flexible sampling rates from 1 to 160 Hz for normal and fast LC separations
• Independent optimization of sampling rates and filter time constants gives you the ability to tune your detector to your separation goals

Contents

• TUV detector optics
  
• TUV detector wavelength verification and test
  
• Operational modes
  
• Cuvette operations
  
• TUV detector thermal wander management and active thermal control