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Electronics, Optics, Fluidics – Luminex FLEXMAP 3D User Manual User Manual

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Electronics

USB 2.0-compatible communications link for fast data transfer

Input voltage range: 100-120 V~, 6.0 A, 50/60 Hz or, 200-240 V~, 3.0 A, 50-60 Hz

Optics

Reporter channel detection:

A/D resolution 16 bits

Reporter channel dynamic
range:

≥ 4.5 decades of detection (verified with beads dyed with high levels
of organic dyes)

Reporter laser:

532 nm, nominal output 15.0+5%/-0% mW, diode-pumped; mode of
operation, continuous wave (CW); maximum output power 50 mW

Classification laser:

638 nm, nominal output 12.0 to 12.5 mW, diode; mode of operation,
continuous wave (CW); maximum output power 15 mW

Reporter detector:

Photomultiplier tube, detection bandwidth of 565 to 585 nm

Classification detector:

Avalanche photo diodes with temperature compensation

Doublet discrimination
detector:

Avalanche photo diodes with temperature compensation

Fluidics

Cuvette:

200 micron square flow channel

Sample injection rate:

2μL/second

Sample uptake volume:

20 to 200μL

Sheath flow rate:

7.9 (+/- 0.9) mL/min

Sheath pressure:

8 to 13 psi for normal operations; 15 psi maximum

Microspheres

Distinguishes 1 to 500 unique xMAP microspheres in a single sample

Classification of xMAP
microspheres:

≥ 80%

Total system
misclassification of xMap
microspheres:

≤ 4%

Internal sample carryover:

< 1.5%

Detects a minimum of 500 fluorochromes of phycoerythrin (PE) per xMAP microsphere

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