Mid-infrared laser imaging microscope

Reasons given by the contracting authority

Es wurde nur ein Angebot eingereicht. Das Angebot der Zuschlagsempfängerin erfüllt alle geforderten Kriterien. Only one bid was submitted. The winning bid fulfils all the required criteria.

Description

The three research institutes (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) and Agroscope) jointly operate a laboratory for microplastic analyses. In addition to dedicated and custom-made sampling devices for atmospheric deposition, drinking and surface waters, a ‘plastic-free’ laboratory and two focal plane array (FPA) Fourier Transform (FT) - Infared (IR) microscopes. To expand our capabilities around IR chemical imaging, with applications also other research fields such as soft tissue and biofilm analysis, we decided to acquire a quantum cascade laser-based IR microscope. The Eawag is therefore inviting tenders for the purchase of a new IR chemical imaging system based on quantum cascade laser technology.