A Compact High Performance Fluorescence Lifetime System

The Ultima™ from HORIBA provides:

• LED and laser diode excitation
• Photon counting detection
• Measure picoseconds to seconds
• Measure lifetimes and rotational correlation times
• Large sample chamber with easy access
• Windows™ measurement & analysis software

Figure 1. Ultima™

A Compact High Performance Fluorescence Lifetime System

The Ultima™ combines the latest miniaturized light source and detector technology with a large 25cm sample chamber borrowed from the award winning 5000-Series systems.

Standard Features

The modular and flexible Ultima™ system includes as standard:

• Large sample chamber (25cm cube - compatible with an Oxford Instruments cryostat)
• Sample holder with facility for recirculating liquid temperature control
• Excitation and emission optics with 50mm Spectrosil-B fused silica lenses
• Two filter holders for 50cm squared filters (e.g. cut-off or neutral density)
• Two blank polariser mounts (polarisers optional)
• TBX-04 picosecond photon-detection module
• NanoLED controller module - now with computer control
• A choice of laser diode and LED-based excitation sources, including our new violet/blue picosecond laser diodes and our new SpectraLEDs for phosphorescence
• Our new DataStation Hub PC-based timing electronics with 8k data range
• DataStation Windows™ measurement software
• DAS6 Windows™ decay analysis software
• All cables and interconnections

Optional Specifications

The Ultima™ can be specified with a wide range of options from the HORIBA System 5000 accessory list including:

• Polarisers for anisotropy (manual or software controlled)
• Microchannel plate PMT detection
• PC with all cards and software pre-installed
• x-y-z sample positioning stage
• Motorised sample chamber optics

This information has been sourced, reviewed and adapted from materials provided by HORIBA.

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