Photon™ is a compact system designed for highly sensitive chemiluminescence and bioluminescence detection. The system accurately quantifies the luminescence intensity with single photon resolution in a 96-well microplate. These microplates have microwell with a clear bottom, allowing for luminescence detection from the bottom of the well.
Photon™ uses a state-of-the-art, photon-counting multiplier tube as the detector element to detect very small amounts of analytes, in the range of attomoles, by counting the number of photons generated from the chemiluminescent or bioluminescent experiment. The detector is sensitive in all visible ranges. The combination of low-noise detector and electronic circuitry provides very low background and very high signal. Its broad dynamic range covers over 7 orders of magnitude.
High Reproducibility and Consistency
Photon™ also utilizes a 96-well microplate with a clear bottom (bottom reading) which fix the distance between sample and detector and minimizes the large variation that often occurs in the top reading system. This provides high reproducibility and consistency of results. The system is amenable to scanning of any one or any set of the 96 wells, at a measuring time of 0.1 – 10 seconds per well. The system can also be used for kinetic and luminescence time profile studies.