Mini-tau: Fluorescence Lifetime Spectrometer
Brand: Edinburgh Instruments | Category: Nanotechnology
Compact lifetime spectrometer weighing 5 kg, covering both time-correlated single photon counting and multi channel scaling. A filter wheel with five bandpass filters replaces the emission monochromator, which is what keeps the instrument small and makes it suitable for teaching as well as routine lifetime measurement.
Technical Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Mode of operation | Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC), Multi-Channel Scaling (MCS) |
| Lifetime range | Approx. 25 ps - 10 µs (TCSPC), 10 ns - 10 s (MCS) |
| Instrumental pulse width | 250 ps (in standard configuration with diode laser excitation) |
| Attenuation | 4 orders of magnitude, linear |
| Filter Wheel | Comes as standard to accept 50 mm x 50 mm filters. Filter wheel with 5 bandpass filters of approx. 50nm width centred at 450nm, 500nm, 550nm, 600nm, and 650nm; one position without filter. |
| Data analysis | Marquardt-Levenberg algorithm - up to 4 lifetimes - anisotropy calculation |
| Dimensions | 265 mm (l) x 195 mm (d) x 125 mm (h) (excluding laser, detector, lid) |
| Weight | 5 kg (excluding laser, detector) |
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