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Tiger Optics laser right on target with 2012 Golden Gas award
The firm's LaserTrace 3 detects moisture and oxygen in inert gases at limits that are more than two times lower than previous generations of the product line
Tiger Optics LLC has announced that its LaserTrace 3 has won the Golden Gas Award from Gases & Instrumentation International Magazine.
In the Gas Analysis & Detection category, this is the third such honour bestowed on Tiger Optics since the 2008 debut of the annual competition.
Utilising Tiger Optics' patented Continuous Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CW CRDS) technology, the LaserTrace 3 detects moisture and oxygen in inert gases at limits that are more than two times lower than previous generations of the product line.
Tiger Optics says the detection limits, accuracy, and response time for ultra-high-purity gas measurements are superior to the competing laser-based technology (Tuneable Diode Laser) and older vibrating crystal, electrolytic and chilled mirror instruments.
In a 'first' for the Gases & Instrumentation contest, two companies tied for the Gold award in the Gas Analysis & Detection Category.
G&I Publisher Paul Nesdore said that a Gold Award would be bestowed on both Tiger Optics and Mettler-Toledo International. The latter won recognition for its GPro 500 product. The trophies will be presented during the PITTCON 2012 exposition, which takes place between March 12th and 15th in Orlando, Florida.
Tiger introduced its LaserTrace platform in 2003. Since then, it has become the company's most popular product family, with nearly 500 systems in use worldwide. The multi-species, multi-point, multi-gas product line accommodates up to four sensor modules in a standard 19-inch rack, or permits placement of individual sensor models as far as 50 metres from the computerised control unit.
LaserTrace+ O2 analyser
Tiger Optics introduced the LaserTrace O2 in 2005 and says it was the world's first laser-based, trace oxygen analyser to detect parts-per-trillion levels in ultra-high-purity gases.
In 2008, the LaserTrace+ made possible the lower detection limit (LDL) of 200 parts-per-trillion, affording the widest dynamic range of any dedicated analyzer currently in the market. The LaserTrace 3 was unveiled at the Semicon West trade show in July 2011.
