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NEW! CFLUX-1 A dedicated, self-contained automated system for FO 2

long-term, unattended measurement of soil CO flux.

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Ideal for both spatial & temporal analysis.

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Watertight Polycarbonate Enclosure oma

Onboard WiFi Access Point

to setup & monitor remotely utA

via mobile device or desktop

Articulating Chamber for automated soil W

measurements with repeatable placement NE

Solar Radiation Shield

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Independent, Calibrated

Infrared Gas Analyzers

Large Hemispherical

(IRGAs) for CO & H O

2

2

Chamber (2500 cm3)

ensures uniform air

mixing & accurate

measurement

Invertible All-Terrain

Adjustable Legs

20.7 cm diameter

Rugged Aluminum Frame

(ID) Soil Collar

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PP Systems

CFLUX-100013

Standby: 14 mins

Start Now

No limit to where systems can be placed in the field.

Scale 150 ppm CO2: 78 ppm Time: 240 Sec 12:34:13

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No need for multiplexing chambers!

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Flux-L= 1.70

Flux-Q = 1.91

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• Built-in CO & H O Gas Analyzers

• Full Data Storage

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Two independent, integral, non-dispersive Direct to a USB Flash Drive (memory stick) Delta ppm

infrared gas analyzers for CO and H O in or external data logger

0

2

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Onboard WiFi Access Point

each system means:

to setup & monitor remotely Software & Data Analysis

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via mobile device or desktop

> Accurate measurement and fast Time (30 secs/division)

> Easily view sensor data and information Standby: 14 mins

Chamber: Open

response times regardless of location via computor or mobile device

Sample Measurements 12:34:13

> No multiplexing devices are needed

> Flux rates based on linear and CO2

CO2

H2O

• Unique Venting System

quadratic fit are continuously 488

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10.1

ppm

ppm

mb

Pressure differences are minimized calculated and displayed

Flux-L

Flux-Q

Time

Independent, Calibrated

upon closure and seal

Soil CO Efflux - Pelham, NH (USA) 2

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1.70

1.91

240

Infrared Gas Analyzers

µmol m-2 m-1

µmol m-2 m-1

seconds

Flux

(IRGAs) for CO & H O

• Expanded Measurement Range 4.5

Air Temp

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2

2

Air Temperature

Soil Temperature

Soil Moisture

Soil Temp

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The CFLUX-1 can be calibrated up 9.3

7.5

20.9

°C

°C

%

3.5

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to 30000 ppm for measurement in

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Standby: 14 mins

Chamber: Open

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high CO environments

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2.5

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System Status

12:37:16

• Soil Moisture & Soil Temperature 2

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Standby Power

CO2 IRGA Temp.

H2O IRGA Temp.

Flux (µmol m

Optional sensors are available 1.5

12

High

55.0

55.1

°C

°C

1

8

• Easy Installation & Setup Air Flow

Air Pressure

Air Temperature

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4

• Fully Automatic, Programmable & 0

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9.3

0

0

CC / min

mbar

°C

11/4

11/5

11/6

11/7

11/8

11/9

11/10

11/11

11/12

11/13

Stand-alone Operation

Date (mm/dd)

Voltage

Status

Absorber

Measurements were recorded every 30 minutes for a period of nine consecutive days.

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System OK

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Volts

%

Standby: 14 mins

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Chamber: Open

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CIRAS-3 Redefining “portability” for high-level field research.

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Eliminating the obstacles while elevating the research experience.

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Powerful, Customizable & Intuitive Rely on the defaults or customize Switch Display Parameters

your own settings to monitor

and display numerical and

graphical data.

Remote

Recording

Ambient Temperature Sensor

Fast & Accurate

A true differential analyzer featuring four independent gas analyzers for CO and H O. It’s compact size and small 2

2

system volume ensures the most rapid and accurate measurement of photosynthesis available.

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Meeting the demands of the serious researcher driving the future of science.

Onboard LCD

Infrared Leaf

External PAR

Temperature Sensor

Sensor (Ambient)

Mobile

The first truly mobile system for simultaneous measurement of photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence — the ideal choice for high-level field research.

True mobility (4.5 kg)

PAR Sensors (Internal)

• Less site disturbance

Peltier Cooler

• Easy access to



(Temperature

hard-to-reach areas

Control)

• No assistance or



tripod needed

t Unit

• Reduced fatigue

RGBW LED Light Units

W LED Ligh

are available for all

PLC3

PLC3 Leaf Cuvettes.

Universal

RGB

Light Unit

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For Flat,

For Grasses,

For Conifers

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Broad Leaves

Long Needles

& Short Needle

& Narrow Leaves

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PLC3 Universal Leaf Cuvette Interchangeable Head Plates es

Versatility At Your Fingertips ett

The CIRAS-3 Portable Photosynthesis System is highly customizable externally as uv

25 mm x 7 mm

18 mm Diameter

25 mm x 18 mm

well. Expand the CIRAS-3’s measurement capabilities to include:

The PLC3 Universal Leaf Cuvette comes eaf C standard with three interchangeable

• Chlorophyill fluorescence

head plates making it the go-to cuvette • Soil CO efflux lux Chambers

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SRC-2 Soil Respiration Chamber in most situations.

• Net canopy flux

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PL All PLC3 Cuvettes are available Prefer to use your own chambers? The with their own LED light unit for CIRAS-3 can act as a stand-alone CO and H O

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added versatility.

differential gas analyzer.

Our accessessories are field-changeable as well — virtual y plug and play!

Soil & C

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CPY-5 Canopy Assimilation Chamber



For Conifers

Create rapid A/C curves in minutes

& Short Needle

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Vegetation

with the CIRAS-3 & our high-speed CO ramping technique.

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Sunflower at 25 °C

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CIRAS-3 has always been capable of rapidly controlling CO₂ gas concentration Sunflower at 25oC

while simultaneously and continuously 50

recording data.

PP Systems’ latest version of our PC-based 40

Scripts Editor makes it simpler to create and

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execute response scripts for measurement

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of rapid A/C curves.

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Generate ultra-fast A/C curves in a fraction i

A (μmol m

of the time it takes to perform traditional 20

Steady State

Non-Steady State

steady-state measurements with our innovative and programmable high-speed 10

CO ramping technique.

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Post Processing

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In just a few simple steps in Excel, A/C curves i

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100 200 300 400 500 600

can be created and analyzed.

C (µmol mol-1)

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Comparison of Non-Steady State, High-Speed CO Ramping (blue points) to 2

traditional point-by-point Steady State (green points) for a typical C3 Sunflower.

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CIRAS-3 Simultaneously measure chlorophyll fluorescence thesis

& photosynthesis.

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CIRAS-3 True mobility without



sacrificing performance

• Truly mobile (4.5 kg)

• True differential analyzer

CFM-3 Chlorophyll

• High-speed CO ramping for rapid 2

Fluorescence Module

A/C curves

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Designed exclusively

for our PLC3 Universal

• Simultaneously measure photosynthesis Leaf Cuvette

and chlorophyll fluorescence

• Automated and programmable

environmental controls for CO , H O, 2

2

temperature and light

CFM-3 Chlorophyll Fluorescence Module

• Control proportion of light by features include:

wavelength (RGBW)

• Built-in light source and fluorescence

• Full color 7” transflective display detection capability

• Photosynthesis

tions

• Powerful user interface and software

• Actinic light source

• Chlorophyll Fluorescence

• Pulse-amplitude modulated (PAM)

• Customizable programming and data

• Soil Respiration

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fluorometer

presentation capabilities

A • Net Canopy CO Flux

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• Saturating pulses up to 10000 µmol m-2 s-1

• Real-time data

• CO /H O Gas Analysis

2

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• MultiPulse™ for estimation of F ’ apparent m

• Insect Respiration

• Unlimited data storage

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TARGAS-1 The mobile photosynthesis system for teaching & basic research.

• Fully mobile and lightweight (2.1 kg)

• High-precision, non-dispersive infrared gas analyzers for both CO and H O

2

2

• Automatic temperature and pressure compensation

• Control of CO , H O and light 2

2

• Large touch display, full sun readability

• Numerical and graphical data presentation

• Built-in air supply unit and sampling pump Multiple accessories and

sensors are available to

expand the TARGAS-1’s

measurement capabilities.

(See pg. 15 for more.)

The TARGAS-1’s high technical specification

• Photosynthesis

and user-friendly interface make it an ideal tions

addition to the educational environment as

• Soil Respiration

well as the laboratory and field.

• Net Canopy CO Flux

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EGM-5 Versatility meets mobility —

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the perfect solution for soil CO efflux & net canopy CO flux.

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Accurate • Reliable • Stable For more than 30 years, our CO 2

infrared gas analyzers have been the standard for a wide variety of disciplines throughout the world.

Our innovative Auto-Zero

lux Chambers

measurement technique ensures

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the greatest accuracy, reliability SRC-2 Soil

Respiration Chamber

and long-term stability that our customers have come to expect

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throughout the years.

Our powerful GAS software offers a user-friendly solution for monitoring, Soil & C

logging and recording environmental sensor data.

We offer a range of environmental CPY-5 Canopy

probes and sensors for use with our Assimilation Chamber

analyzers, further enhancing their already extensive list of applications.

Our chambers are

compatible with the EGM-5,

CIRAS-3 & TARGAS-1

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Expanding measurement capabilities.

Enhancing the process of discovery.

Rugged Transport Case

Highly field-durable &

customized to hold the

EGM-5 as well as the

SRC-2 Soil Respiration

ensors

Chamber & either the STP-2 Soil Temperature

Probe or Hydra-Probe II tal S

Soil Moisture & Soil





Temperature

Probe

Soil Moisture/

onmen Quantum

Sensor

Soil Temperature

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(PAR)

Soil

PAR

Temperature

Air Temperature

En Available EGM-5 integration options:

• H₂O solid state sensor to accurately measure humidity

Sample Injection Kit

• O electrochemical sensor for accurate 2

O measurement

2

• WiFi for remote, real-time monitoring

• Ambient air monitoring

• Global change studies

• Volcanology

tions • Soil CO efflux

2

• Animal/insect respiration

• Forest & agricultural meteorology

• Net canopy CO flux

2

• Environmental toxicology

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• pCO measurement

• Borehole CO monitoring

2

• CO sequestration

2

2

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Unsurpassed accuracy & control for long-term naly

continuous measurement of CO2.

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WMA-5

SBA-5

2

CO

tions

tions

The ideal solution for

applications demanding a

highly accurate CO sensor.

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• Open top chambers

tions • Greenhouses & nurseries

• Plant growth chambers

Available WMA-5 options:

Available SBA-5 options:

pplicaA • Environmental control rooms

• H₂O solid state sensor to

• H₂O solid state sensor to

accurately measure humidity

accurately measure humidity

• Incubators

• O electrochemical sensor for 2

• Sampling pump

• Fruit storage

accurate O measurement

2

• Absorber column (for Auto-Zero)

• FACE sites

• WiFi for remote, real-time

• Breweries

• Anodized aluminum enclosure

monitoring

• Ambient air monitoring

• CO2 leakage monitoring

• Indoor air quality & safety

• Industrial monitoring

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CO Gas Analyzer features by instrument 2

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A-5

A-5

EGM

WM

SB

High precision, non-dispersive infrared gas analyzer for CO2



• • •

Accuracy: <1 % of span over calibrated range

• • •

CO ranges up to 100000 ppm (10%) 2

• • •

Automatic pressure & temperature compensation

• • •

Powerful GAS software

• • •

• Open top chambers

Numeric & graphical data display

• •

• Greenhouses & nurseries Data storage



USB USB

• Plant growth chambers

• Environmental control rooms Power requirements



AC/DC

AC/DC 6-18 VDC

• Incubators

Data outputs



V/D V/C/D V/C/D

• Fruit storage

• FACE sites

High-contrast touch display

• •



• Breweries

Built-in sampling pump & electronic flow sensor

• • Optional

• Ambient air monitoring

• CO2 leakage monitoring

External water trap

•

• Indoor air quality & safety Visual & audible warning (high/low CO )

• •

• Industrial monitoring

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V=Voltage C=Current (4 - 20 mA) D=Digital 13





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for research that commands accuracy, reliability & stability.

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CIRAS-3 SC

CIRAS-3 DC

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Common features

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• Built-in Auto-Zero

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• Fully compensates for changes in CO

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temperature, pressure and foreign gas A

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broadening

• Unlimited data storage

• Built-in sampling pump with mass flow controller

• Powerful, intuitive user interface and software

• Remote display capability

The CIRAS-3 SC has two

The CIRAS-3 DC has four independent, non-dispersive

independent, non-dispersive

• Internal 7.2V Li-Ion rechargeable battery Single Channel (

ual Channel (Diff

infrared gas analyzers for CO

infrared gas analyzers for CO

(optional) for portability

2

D

2

and H O for measurement

and H O for measurement

2

2

from a single gas stream.

from two gas streams.

• Plant physiology

tions

• Soil CO efflux

2

• Net canopy CO flux

2

pplicaA • Forest & agriculture meteorology

• pCO measurement

2

• Atmospheric studies

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Accessory Compatibility by instrument

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AS

GAS

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A-5

Chambers & Sensors

A-5

CIR

TAR

EGM

WM

SB

SRC-2 Soil Respiration Chamber





• • •

CPY-5 Canopy Assimilation Chamber

• • •

Insect Respiration Chamber

•

STP-2 Soil Temperature Probe

• •

Quantum Sensor (PAR)

• •

TRP-3 Temperature/PAR Probe

• •

HydraProbe II (Soil Moisture & Soil Temperature)

• •

Integrated Options

H2O Solid State Sensor



• • •



O Electrochemical Sensor

• •

2

WiFi

• •

Kits



Sample Injection Kit



• • •

* Refers to the CIRAS-3 Portable Photosynthesis System 15



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PP Systems has proudly designed and Accurate, Reliable & Revolutionary manufactured instrumentation to meet Our instruments have long been trusted the technology needs of plant and soil for their accuracy, reliability and stability.

scientists since 1984. Our extensive experience working closely with scientists PP Systems is recognized as a world leader to provide the best possible research tools, and proven innovator in the design and along with our drive to constantly enhance manufacture of rugged photosynthesis, the research and educational experience, soil respiration, chlorophyll fluorescence has afforded us the honor of being one of and CO /H O gas analysis instrumentation 2

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the most highly referenced global standards for high-level research.

in more than 100 countries worldwide.

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