Argus 2000 Infrared Spectrometer
Thoth Technology
Compact InGaAs infrared spectrometer with integrated foreoptics, available in Lab, Space, UAV and Extended-Range grades, built on Thoth's flight-heritage Argus electronics.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.28 kg
- Largest dimension
- 80 mm
- TRL
- 9
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Detector
- InGaAs, 1000-1650 nm infrared range (1240-2000 nm or 1730-2200 nm on Extended Range grade)
- Spectral resolution
- 6 nm
- Dimensions
- 80 x 46 x 80 mm
- Mass
- ~280 g
- Interface
- 15 mm aperture, 0.15 deg field of view
- Operating temperature
- Peltier-effect cooled detector
- Interface (2)
- Standard serial, programmable integration time and co-adding settings
- Flight heritage
- 10+ years in-orbit heritage on underlying Argus electronics
- Available grades
- Lab Grade ($30,750), Space Grade ($49,500), UAV Grade ($49,500), Extended Range ($60,400)
- TRL
- 9 (flight-proven electronics; Space Grade kit environmentally certified and delivered with test certification)
About
The Argus 2000 is a compact InGaAs infrared spectrometer supplied as a complete kit: no additional optics or optical fibers are needed, since it comes with integrated foreoptics in a single unit. Each kit includes a carry case, a ground test interface, and a display laptop, and is ready to record spectral data straight out of the box. The instrument is built on Thoth’s award-winning Argus electronics platform, which has demonstrated ten years of in-orbit heritage. The standard configuration covers the 1000-1650 nm InGaAs range with 6 nm spectral resolution and a 15 mm, 0.15-degree field-of-view aperture, using a Peltier-effect cooler and a standard serial interface with programmable integration time and co-adding settings. An Extended-Range configuration with gold optics and IR-optimized coatings extends coverage to 1240-2000 nm or 1730-2200 nm. The Argus 2000 is offered in four qualification grades to match mission needs: Lab Grade for laboratory and ground-test use; Space Grade, environmentally certified and delivered with test certification for spaceflight; UAV Grade, certified for thermal and vibration environments on UAV platforms; and Extended Range, the wide-spectral-coverage space-qualified variant. Available off the shelf subject to export license approval.
Documentation
- 20180815-argus-2k-owner-s-manual-thoth-technology-rel-1-03.pdf PDF source: wapp-prod-cacentral-thothx-02.azurewebsites.net ↗
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