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Compact Lifetime and FCS Upgrade Kit for LSMs |
LSM Upgrade Kit |
Specifications
| Excitation Source* |
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| Light source |
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Laser Diode Heads (LDH Series) |
| Wavelengths |
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405 - 510 nm, 530 nm, 635 - 900 nm (375 nm upon request) |
| Repetition rate |
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up to 40 MHz (optional 80 MHz) |
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| Detectors |
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| Type |
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PMT (PMA Series) |
SPAD (τ-SPAD) |
SPAD (PDM Series) |
| Spectral range* |
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185 - 650 nm, |
185 - 820 nm |
400 - 1000 nm |
400 - 1000 nm |
| Dark counts (at 20°C, typ. value) |
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< 50 cps |
< 900 cps |
< 100 cps |
< 250 cps |
Instrument Response Function
(IRF at 650 nm) |
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typ. 200 ps |
typ. 400 ps |
typ. 50 ps |
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| TCSPC Data Acquisition |
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| Type |
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PicoHarp 300 |
| Time resolution (bin width) |
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4 ps |
| Dead time |
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< 95 ns |
| Time range |
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260 ns to 2 µs |
| Time tag resolution (TTTR mode) |
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equals excitation period |
| Sustained data throughput in TTTR mode |
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up to 5×106 counts/sec |
| Maximum collection time |
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virtually unlimited, restricted only by computer memory/hard disk capacity |
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| Software Features (SymPhoTime) |
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| General concept |
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use of versatile TTTR file format for data acquisition, data archiving in workspace, time gating for all methods, separation of up to four detector signals |
| Point measurements |
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data conversion to: MCS trace, FCS calculation and fitting, TCSPC histogram, on/off-state histogram, burst size analysis, (PIE-)FRET histogram, photon counting histogram, lifetime histogram, FCCS, FLCS |
| Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) |
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data conversion to: fluorescence intensity images (max. image size 512 × 512 pixel), fluorescence lifetime images, time gated analysis, TCSPC histogram for region of interest |
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| Operational & Electrical |
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| Operating environment |
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PC Pentium/Athlon class, 3 GHz, dual core, 4 GB memory with Windows 7 |
| Power requirements |
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110/230 V, 50/60 Hz |
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| * lasers, different detectors and cooling available upon request |
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All Information given here is reliable to our best knowledge. However, no responsibility is assumed for possible inaccuracies or omissions. Specifications and external appearances are subject to change without notice.
© PicoQuant GmbH, 1998 - 2012
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