{"id":17921,"date":"2020-09-29T12:10:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T02:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomsongroup.com.au\/?post_type=product&#038;p=17921"},"modified":"2025-03-20T12:45:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T01:45:24","slug":"mabi","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/thomsongroup.com.au\/product\/mabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-Wavelength Absorption Black carbon Instrument &#8211; MABI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Multi-wavelength Absorption Black carbon Instrument (MABI) can determine both precisely and accurately the concentration and source of black carbon air pollution.<br \/>\nBlack carbon is one of the most significant constituents of atmospheric fine particle pollution and has impacts on health and climate change.<br \/>\nUsing typical aerosol filter samples, MABI measures light absorption at seven different wavelengths.<br \/>\nAs black carbon can be emitted from a range of different sources, primarily either diesel vehicles or biomass burning, particles have a range of densities and sizes.<br \/>\nWhen the black carbon concentration equation is modified to include contributions relating to the size and density of the particles, a more accurate measurement is acquired.<br \/>\nSpanning ultraviolet to infrared wavelengths, the measurements can be used to differentiate the contribution from different sources.<\/p>\n<h2>Key features of the MABI unit<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Small desktop size (portable)<\/li>\n<li>Connects directly to your computer\u2019s USB port<\/li>\n<li>Designed specifically for typical aerosol filter samples (47mm polycarbonate, 47mm Teflon, 25mm stretched Teflon, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Non-destructive, filters can be further analysed with other techniques, such as Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) or X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)<\/li>\n<li>Fast &#8211; takes less than 35 seconds to complete a 7 wavelength measurement<\/li>\n<li>Provided with digital acquisition software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Specifications<\/h2>\n<p><strong>LED WAVELENGTHS<\/strong><br \/>\n405nm, 465nm, 525nm, 639nm, 870nm, 940nm and 1050nm<\/p>\n<p><strong>POWER SUPPLY<\/strong><br \/>\nData communication and power supply is provided to the MABI via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable<\/p>\n<p><strong>FILTER HOLDERS<\/strong><br \/>\n25mm and 47mm filter holders are available<br \/>\nAdditional filter holder sizes may be provided on request<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><br \/>\nThe instrument requires a minimum of Microsoft Windows 7 or higher<\/p>\n<p><strong>DATA FORMAT<\/strong><br \/>\nData output is provided in CSV file format, which can be easily imported into programs such as Microsoft Excel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-xlarge fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #1a4f7b; color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ansto.gov.au\/news\/black-carbon-detection-technology-launched-commercially\">MEDIA RELEASE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-xlarge fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #1a4f7b; color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thomsongroup.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TES-MABI-Factsheet.pdf\">DOWNLOAD SPECIFICATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-xlarge fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #1a4f7b; color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ntt7Ysbtxz4&amp;feature=emb_logo\">WATCH VIDEO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Multi-wavelength Absorption Black carbon Instrument (MABI) can determine both precisely and accurately the concentration and source of black carbon air pollution. 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