5. Instrument Features
5.3.1 Fluorescence
Parameters Characteristics
Sensitivity
≤
1.5 pg fluorescein / well (200 µl / well) or
≤
4 fmol / well
in a Greiner 96 well black plate using 100 flashes /
well
Wavelength Range
230 - 700 nm
Standard Filters
Wavelength Band
Width
c
Excitation
1. 360nm
35nm
2. 430nm
35nm
3. 485nm
20nm
4. 590nm
20nm
Emission
1. 465nm
35nm
2. 535nm
25nm
3. 595nm
35nm
4. 635nm
35nm
Read Mode
Top and bottom
(bottom for transparent plates)
Integration Time
20 - 2000 µs
Lag Time
0 - 2000 µs
Gain setting
Values
Measurement range
Manual
1 - 255
0 - 60,000 RFU
Optimal
Automatic
0 - 60,000 RFU
Extended Dynamic
Range
Automatic
0 - 6,000,000 RFU
(using
XF
LUOR)
c
Band width for standard filters may have some tolerance
±
10%
Needs to be adjusted for Time Resolved Measurements. Lag Time is
typically
≥
40 µs.
No. of Flashes /
Well
Definition
Characteristic
Meas. Time for
96 Wells
1 - 3
Plate carrier does
not stop at the
measurement
point (
on the fly
)
max. speed
≤
30 sec
4 - 255
Plate carrier stops
at the meas. point
max. precision
Dependent on the
flash parameter
setting
5-10
Operating Manual for GENios, GENios FL, and GENios
Plus
No: I 112 904 Rev No: 1.1
June 2002