Microplate Luminometer System Description
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2. System Description
2.1 Overview
The MONOLIGHT 3096 Microplate Luminometer has been de-
signed for the detection of chemi- and bioluminescence and for
all measurements of glow and flash luminescence on mi-
croplates, i.e. for reactions where the light remain nearly con-
stant over a longer period of time, as well as for very fast reac-
tions requiring at least one injection during measurement. The
MONOLIGHT 3096 was designed to be used with the add-on
injector unit for measurement requiring injection in the instru-
ment. This unit allows injection of up to two substances in the
instrument, even during measurement.
The MONOLIGHT 3096 Microplate Luminometer is equipped
with a highly sensitive light detector. A special measuring ge-
ometry ensures high sensitivity and a dynamic range covering
more than 6 decades.
A special light guide system reduces crosstalk (light transfer
between adjacent samples) to a minimum. Crosstalk can be
reduced further by selecting suitable microplates.
The sophisticated mechanical construction of the instrument
offers further advantages for the user:
The microplate is placed on a mobile transport unit outside the
measurement chamber and moved into the measurement
chamber for measurement by means of a highly precise control
mechanism that positions the sample wells exactly below the
photomultiplier. The separation of microplate loading compart-
ment and measurement chamber ensures precise measure-
ments, simple operation and little maintenance and cleaning.
Mechanical
construction
Low crosstalk
Highly sensitive
light detector
