BMG LABTECH FLUOstar OPTIMA Microplate Reader

Specifications

Condition

Good

Manufacturer

BMG Labtech

Model

FLUOstar OPTIMA

Shaking

Linear, orbital, and double-orbital with user-definable time and speed

Detector

Side window photomultiplier tube

Gas Vent

System to inject an atmosphere or to pull a vacuum into the reader

Incubation

+5°C above ambient up to 45°C

Read Times

Flying mode: 15 s, 30

Sensitivity

FI < 1 fmol / well Fluorescein, TRF < 70 amol/well Europium, LUM < 30 amol/well ATP – DLReady certified, ABS Dynamic range: ±0.000 – 4.000 OD – Reproducibility: ±0.010 OD for 0 – 2 OD range

Light Source

High energy xenon flashlamp

Detector Type

Side window photomultiplier tube

Plate Formats

6 to 384-well plates, user-definable; up to 1536-well for fluorescence intensity

Spectral Range

240 to 740 nm

Optical Filters

Excitation and emission filter wheels for 8 filters each

Dimensions Wxdxh

440 x 480 x 260 mm

Measurement Modes

Top and bottom reading, Endpoint and Kinetic measurements, Sequential Multi Excitation measurements, Sequential Multi Emission measurements, Ratiometric measurements, Well Scanning

Temperature Range

+5°C above ambient up to 45°C

Instrument Subtype

Microplate Reader

Microplate Formats

6 to 384-well plates, user-definable

Extra Absorbtion Filter

450 nm

Emission Filter Wheel Filters

405, 460, 420-P, 590, 540BP10 nm

Excitation Filter Wheel Absorbtion Filters

405, 595, 492, 620 nm

Excitation Filter Wheel Excitation Filters

355, 390, 485-P, 544 nm filters