Automatic Polarimeter

The AUTOPOL® I is Rudolph’s most economical automatic polarimeter designed for education. It is also a food as well as sugar polarimeter and can be used in less demanding applications where the budget is critical, but quality is still important. The Rudolph Autopol I Automatic Sugar Polarimeter is designed for:

University – Education Labs

Select API’s

Vitamins – Nutraceuticals

Starch Analysis

Lactose in Milk

Flavors – Fragrances

Chemicals

Natural Product Research from

Invert Sugar

Sugar Polarimeter

Autopol® I Sugar Polarimeter Standard Features:

0.01° Arc Accuracy.

589nm fixed wavelength.

Built in thermoprobe for temperature measurement.

Windows Embedded OS for direct connection to the network server and flexible USB Printing.

Optional Features:

TempTrol™ Automatic Electronic Heating & Cooling 15° – 40°C ±0.2°

AP Accuracy Option: 0.004° Arc Optical Rotation

AP Resolution Option: 0.01, 0.001° Arc Selectable.

USR Resolution Option: 0.01, 0.001°Arc Selectable

Quality Components – Sugar Polarimeter

Rudolph manufactures its entry-level automatic polarimeter with the same high quality optics as its more expensive instruments. While other manufacturers in this price range use Polaroid Plastic Dichroic Sheet Polarizers, Rudolph does not. Instead, Rudolph uses the same high quality Glan Thompson Calcite Polarizers used in its high accuracy models (Figure A).

Why are high quality polarizing prisms important? Because prisms are two of the most critical optical components in the polarimeter. Polaroid prisms are made of a polymeric plastic where the molecules are stretched and oriented in a specific direction so as to linearly polarize light.