Request InfoBaySpec Inc.Designed for high-resolution field measurement and validation of unknown substances, BaySpec Inc.’s Portability Raman spectrometer line uses proprietary volume phase gratings and fast optics to perform high-throughput and low-light-level spectroscopic measurements. The systems include a noncontact point-and-shoot fiber optic probe and Windows-based Spec 2020 software with a touch-screen display. The instruments have no moving parts, and no sample preparation is required. 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