Compact Time-resolved Spectrometer

FluoTime 100

Specifications

System
Optical configuration		L-Geometry
Mode of operation		Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC)

Excitation Sources
Light source		pulsed LEDs (PLS Series)		laser diode heads (LDH Series)
Wavelengths		255 nm to 600 nm		375 - 510 nm, 530 nm, 595 nm, 635 - 1550 nm
Pulse width		400 ps - 1 ns		60 ps - 500 ps
Repetition rate		up to 40 MHz		up to 40 MHz (80 MHz optional)

Detectors
Type		PMA Photomultipier Assembly
Spectral range		185 - 650 nm	185 - 820 nm
Dark counts (at 20 °C, typ. value)		< 50 cps	< 900 cps
		other detectors and cooling available upon request

Data Acquisition Board
Type		NanoHarp 250		PicoHarp 300
Number of time channels/curve		1024 to 262144		65536
Count depth		18 bit		16 bit
Time resolution (bin width)		4 ns or 32 ns		4 ps
Lifetime resolution		< 10 ns		< 30 ps
Differential non-linearity		< 0.1 % rms, < 1 % pp.		< 1 % rms, < 5 % pp
Dead time		8 ns		< 95 ns
Discriminator level, zero cross adjust		software adjustable
Collection time		1 ms to 1 h

Data Analysis Software
Type		FluoFit (FluoFit Basic or FluoFit Professional)
Analysis possibilities		exponential decay, lifetime distribution, anisotropy, global analysis for all methods

Operation Environment
Operating system		Windows® 2000, XP, Vista, 7
Power consumption		220/240 or 110/120 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Dimensions		300 mm × 200 mm × 100 mm (w × d × h)

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