Molecular Devices SpectraMax M2 User Manual page 46

SpectraMax M2 and M2e Microplate Reader User Guide
Table A-1: Absorbance Photometric Performance
Item
Wavelength range
Wavelength selection
Wavelength bandwidth
Wavelength accuracy
Wavelength repeatability
Photometric range
Photometric resolution
Photometric accuracy linearity (plate),
0-2.0 OD
Photometric precision (repeatability)
Stray light
Photometric stabilization
Photometric drift
Calibration
Optical alignment
Light source
Average lamp lifetime
Illumination
Photodetector
Endpoint baseline noise (cuvette)
Endpoint kinetic noise (cuvette)
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Description
200-1000 nm
Monochromator, tunable in 1 nm increments
≤ 4.0 nm full width half maximum
±2.0 nm across wavelength range
±0.2 nm
0.000 to 4.000 OD
0.001 OD
< ± 1.0% and ± 0.006 OD
< ± 1.0% and ± 0.003 OD
≤ 0.05% at 230 nm
Instantaneous
None (continuous referencing of monochromatic input)
Automatic before every endpoint read and before the
first kinetic read
None required
Xenon flash lamp (50 Watts)
1 billion flashes
Top down (plates); horizontal (cuvettes)
Silicon photodiode
± 0.003 OD @190, 405, 850 nm
± 0.003 OD @190, 405, 850 nm
≥ 0.2 mOD/min and ≤ 0.2 mOD/min
0112-0102 E