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C FINS
A simple software module enables C-FINS™ and ArcGIS® to work together allowing for real-time mapping of fluorescence, temperature, depth, and turbidity. The ability to capture and integrate these data reliably using the C-FINS™ package is a powerful tool for researchers.
- FEATURES
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Features:
- Simplifies Data Mapping using a GPS-integrated C3™ Submersible Fluorometer
- Provides real-time data collection and integration
- Works with industry-standard ArcGIS® 10.0 or 10.1 software
- Simple upgrade for existing C3™ Submersible Fluorometers
- Free software add-in available
Benefits:
- Optical Options (choose up to 3 per unit)
- Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) – Phycocyanin (Freshwater), Phycoerythrin (Marine)
- CDOM/FDOM
- Chlorophyll In Vivo – Blue excitation, Red excitation
- Fluorescent Dye Tracing – Fluorescein, PTSA, Rhodamine WT
- Hydrocarbons – Crude Oil, Refined Fuels
- Turbidity
- Wastewater Monitoring – Optical Brighteners, Tryptophan
- Custom optics
- Specs
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•C-FINS Fluorometric Integrated Nautical Mapping System Specifications
C3 Submersible Fluorometer & C-ray Physical Specifications Total Weight in Air 9 kg; 20 lbs Total Length 37.8 cm; 14.9 in Total Width 49.8 cm; 19.6 in C-ray Inside Diameter 10.4 cm; 4.1 in C-ray Housing Material Powder Coated Low Carbon Steel C-ray Wings Material High Strength Plastic C3 & C-ray Shade-Cap Material Delrin Plastic Operating Temperature -2 to 50 degrees C
•C3 Performance Specifications
Application Minimum Detection Limit Dynamic Range CDOM/FDOM 0.15 ppb**
0.5 ppb***0-1250 ppb**
0-5000 ppb***Chlorophyll in vivo
Blue Excitation
Red Excitation0.025 μg/L
0.5 μg/L0-500 μg/L
>500 μg/LFluorescein Dye 0.01 ppb 0-500 ppb Oil – Crude 0.2 ppb*** 0-2700 ppb*** Oil – Fine 10 ppb*
10 ppm****>10,000 ppb*
>100 ppm****Optical Brighteners 0.6 ppb*** 0-15,000 ppb*** Phycocyanin
(Freshwater Cyanobacteria)2 ppbPC 0-40,000 ppbPC Phycoerythrin
(Marine Cyanobacteria)0.15 ppbPE 0-750 ppbPE PTSA Dye 0.1 ppb*** 0-650 ppb*** Rhodamine Dye 0.01 ppb 0-1000 ppb Tryptophan 3 ppb >20,000 ppb Turbidity 0.05 NTU 0-3000 NTU
* 1,5 Napthalene Disulfonic Disodium Salt
** Quinine Sulfate
*** PTSA (1,3, 6, 8 – Pyrenetetrasulfonic Acid Tetrasodium Salt)
**** BTEX (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylenes)
PC Phycocyanin pigment from Prozyme diluted in Deionized water
PE Phycoerythrin pigment from Prozyme diluted in Deionized water
C3 Electrical Specifications Minimum Power Supply 8 to 30 volts; 5 watts Output Digital (ASCII String) Interface RS232 Minimum Sample Interval 1 Second C-ray Towing Speed 1 to 5 knots*
*Recommended deployment speed depending on water conditions