TARGAS-1 Operation Manual V. 1.02 9 support@ppsystems.com
Welcome
Thank you very much for purchasing our TARGAS-1 Portable Photosynthesis System. Although the
majority of customers will be using this system for measurement of leaf gas exchange using our PLC5
Leaf Cuvette, it can also be used with a number of additional chambers and accessories for
measurement of soil respiration, net canopy flux, PAR, soil temperature, soil moisture and soil
temperature and temperature/PAR. The TARGAS-1 can also be used as a stand-alone CO
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analyzer in both absolute and differential mode. We greatly appreciate your business and we look
forward to working with you and your research team for many years to come.
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but not limited to, photocopying, photography, magnetic or other mechanical or electronic means,
without the prior written consent of PP Systems, Inc.
For applications where failure of this equipment to function correctly would lead to consequential damage,
the equipment must be checked for correct operation and calibration at intervals appropriate to the