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Luminometer Comparison Guide

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Catalog No. E8032 with Shaking
E9032 with Heating and Shaking
E6501 No Injectors
E6511 Single Injector
E6521 Dual Injector
E5311 No Injectors
E5321 Single Injector
E5331 Dual Injector
E6070 Base Instrument
E6080 Instrument with Luminescence Installed
Product Type 6-384-well Microplate Multimode Reader 96-well Microplate Luminometer Single Tube Luminometer with Fluorescence option Single Tube Multimode Reader
Description Versatile Microplate Reader with Shaking, Instinct® Software, and Optional Heating.
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High sensitivity and broad dynamic range for all chemiluminescent and bioluminescent applications.
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Ultra-sensitive, versatile and affordable.
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Multifunctional single tube instrument for utmost flexibility.
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Available Detection Modes Luminescence:
E8041 Luminescence
Fluorescence:
E8051 Fluorescence
Absorbance:
E8061 Visible
E9061 UV Visible
Luminescence:
Installed in instrument
Luminescence:
Installed in instrument
Optional Fluorescence:
E5351 UV
E5361 Blue
Luminescence:
E6098 Luminescence (or installed in instrument E6080)
Fluorescence:
E6071 Blue
E6072 UV
E6073 Green
E6074 Red
E6075 GFPUV
Absorbance:
E6076 Absorbance Module. Add 1 or more filter paddle(s):
E6077 560nm Filter
E6078 600nm Filter
E6079 750nm Filter

See Data Sheet for Fluorescence and Absorbance Specifications.
Read Type Glow, Flash, Kinetic, Repeat Glow, Flash, Kinetic, Repeat Glow, Flash, Kinetic, Repeat Glow, Kinetic, Repeat
Sample Format 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 384-well plates 96-well microplates 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tubes, 35 mm petri dishes, 12 mm x 50 mm test tubes (optional), minicell vials (optional, Fluorescence) 10 x 10 mm cuvette or 100 - 200 µl minicell cuvettes (optional) or 1.5 ml microfuge tube (Luminescence)
Shaking Four speeds (150, 300, 500 rpm, Variable) linear and orbital modes Not Available Not Available Not Available
Temperature Control Optional: 2° C above ambient temperature to 45° C +/- 0.75° C. Not Available Not Available Not Available
Injectors Optional:
E7071 Single Injector
E7081 Dual Injectors

Selectable between 25 - 200 µl in 5 µl increments for 6 to 96-well plate formats.
Optional:
Single or Dual Auto Injectors selectable between 25 - 250 µl in 1 µl increments. Order appropriate instrument Catalog Number (shown above)
Optional:
Single or Dual Auto Injectors selectable between 25 - 300 µl in 5 µl increments. Order appropriate instrument Catalog Number (shown above)
Not Available
Luminescence Light Standard Optional:
Luminescence Light Plate
Optional:
Luminescence Light Plate
Optional:
Light Standard
Not Available
Luminescence        
Detector Head-on photomultiplier tube (PMT) for photon-counting Photomultiplier tube (PMT) Photomultiplier tube (PMT) Photomultiplier tube (PMT)
Detection Limit 3 x 10-21 moles of Luciferase or 1 x 10-18 moles of ATP 3 x 10-21 moles of Luciferase 3 x 10-18 moles of ATP or 1 x 10-21 moles of Luciferase 1 x 10-16 moles of ATP or 1 x 10-20 moles of Luciferase
Linear Dynamic Range > 8 logs > 9 logs > 8 logs 5 logs
Crosstalk 5 x 10-5 3 x 10-5 Not Applicable Not Applicable
Sample Adapter Not Applicable Not Applicable Holds 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube, optional 12 mm x 50 mm test tube holder available Holds 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube
Spectral Range 350 - 650 nm 300 - 650 nm 350 - 650 nm 350 - 650 nm
Peak Wavelength 420 nm 420 nm 420 nm 420 nm
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User Interface Built-in PC, touch screen navigation and operation Connect to PC (not included) via serial cable Touch screen navigation and operation Touch screen navigation and operation
Data Output PC compatible ASCII text file format exported to USB flash drive, or connect to PC (not included) through USB or Serial Port. Software reports data directly to Excel spreadsheet Data displayed on screen or connect to PC (not included) via serial cable to download. Optional thermal printer available. Data displayed on screen or connect to PC (not included) via serial cable to download. Optional thermal printer available.
External PC Requirements Optional Windows XP or Vista Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 with Microsoft® Office 2010 Home and Business Edition, 32-bit version. Also compatible with Windows® XP and Microsoft® Office 2003. See computer requirements. Optional Windows XP SP2 or higher Optional Windows XP SP2 or higher
Computer Interface USB type B or RS-232 port RS-232 port 100% ASCII format through a 9-pin RS-232 serial cable at 9600 baud 100% ASCII format through a 9-pin RS-232 serial cable at 9600 baud
Power 100 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz 100 - 240 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz 12 V DC 1.5 A Max Instrument: 12V DC, 0.7A Max, AC Adapter: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, 0.3A
Auto-Shutoff Touch screen hibernates after 15 minutes of inactivity Not Applicable Touch screen hibernates after 15 minutes of inactivity Touch screen hibernates after 15 minutes of inactivity
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