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Dual Laser Scanner For Slide Imaging
AlphaScan™ is a compact and high performance scanner for microarray imaging and data analysis of DNA, protein, cell and tissue arrays. It integrates advanced designs in its optical, signal processing and motion control systems resulting in superior performance capabilities when compared to similar instruments. With two excitation lasers of 532 and 635nm, AlphaScan™ provides high sensitivity, accuracy, dynamic range and linearity, thus offering an ideal tool for gene expression profiling of microarrays.
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Technnical Specifications |
AlphaScan |
| Chip Format |
25 x 75mm (1in x 3in) |
| Resolution |
User selectable : 4,5,10,20µm |
| Sensitivity |
0.1 fluorescent molecules/µm |
| Scan Speed |
8mins/channel (resolution 10µm) |
| Scanning mode |
Sequential |
| Dynamic Range |
up to 404 |
| Repeatability |
R4 > 99% |
| Uniformity |
R4 > 95% |
| Linearity |
R4 > 95% |
| Laser Power Settings |
Continuously Adjustable |
| PMT Settings |
Continuously Adjustable |
| Maximum Scan Area |
22 x 72mm |
| Focus Search Range |
+100µm |
| Excitaton Wavelenght |
532nm and /or 635nm |
| Fluorescent dyes |
Cy3, cy5, etc. |
| Emission Wavelength |
570+10nm, 675+10nm (expandablae to 6) |
| File Format |
16-bit TIFF, BMP, JPG, RAW |
| Size (L x W xH) |
540 x 360 x 220nm (21.3 x 14.2 x 8.7in) |
| Operation System |
Windows2000 / Windows XP |
| Software |
AlphaScan Application Software SpotData Analysis Software |
| Power Supply |
230V / 120V 50/60Hz 2.5A |
| Weight |
40kg (88lb) |
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