Table of Contents

FluoTime 250

Legal Issues

Safety Issues: Read Carefully!

General Safety Information

Laser Safety Issues

Electrical Safety Issues

Unpacking and Setting up the Equipment

Preinstallation Requirements

Unpacking the equipment

Checking the FluoTime 250 parts

Mounting the TimeHarp 260 and Software Installation

Setting up the FluoTime 250

Start the FluoTime 250

FluoTime 250 User Manual link auf das pdf und den Download-Link

Software User Tutorials

Acquiring Lifetime Decays in EasyTau 2 with the FT250

Acquiring Phosphorescence Lifetime Decays in EasyTau 2 with the FT250

Performing an Anisotropy Measurement in EasyTau 2 with the FT250

Performing a Time Trace Measurement

Measuring Lifetime Decays in the Customized Mode

Acquiring an Emission Spectrum (systems with monochromator only)

Performing a TRES-Measurement (systems with monochromator only)

Hardware Tutorials

How to Change the FluoTime 250 Sample Chamber

How to Change a FluoTime 250 Light Source

How to Change and Register an Emission Filter in the FluoTime 250

How to Add a new Solvent into the Solvent Data Base

Hardware Manuals for the Different Components

FluoTime 250 User Manual link auf das pdf und den Download-Link

The offline-version of the installation manual for the EasyTau software you have here EasyTau Installation Manual Offline version. The latest version you can also download here: Latest EasyTau installation-manual For more information about EasyTau, please check the extensive online help accessible via <CTRL> + <F1> or the Help Menu.

Concerning the other components, check from your order information, which manuals are relevant to you.

Manuals for Laser Drivers and Excitation Sources

The offline-version of the manual for the PDL820 laser driver you have here PDL820 Manual Offline version. The latest version you can also download here: Latest PDL820-manual Es gibt kein PDL820 manualnur ein SEPIA-manual (Was schon etwas seltsam ist). Soll ich dann einfach das Sepia-Manual hier stehen lassen?

Manuals for Timing Electronics

Depending on your TCSPC-board, either the PicoHarp 300 or the TimeHarp 260 manual apply to your system. Both manuals contain a short introduction on the principle of Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting. The TimeHarp 260 is a PCIe-board, while the PicoHarp 300 is a USB stand-alone device.

The offline-version of the manual for the TimeHarp 260 you have here TimeHarp260 Manual Offline version. The latest version you can also download here: Latest TimeHarp 260-manual

The offline-version of the manual for the PicoHarp 300 you have here PicoHarp 300 Manual Offline version. The latest version you can also download here: Latest PicoHarp 300-manual

Detector Manuals

The FluoTime 250 can be purchased with different detectors. Manuals for your detector can be found here:

The offline-version of the manual for the PMA photomultiplier you have here PMA series Manual Offline version. The latest version you can also download here: https://www.picoquant.com/dl_manuals/PMA_Series_manual.pdf

The offline-version of the manual for the PMA hybrid detector you have here PMA Hybrid series Manual Offline version. The latest version you can also download here: https://www.picoquant.com/dl_manuals/PMA_Hybrid_manual.pdf

The IR-PMT is purchased from Hamamatsu. The datasheet for this detector can be downloaded here: NIR-PMT Datasheet A printed copy of the detector manual has been delivered with the system. Können wir hier das pdf von Hamamatsu einscannen oder verstiesse das gegen das copyright?

The VIS-NIR-detector is purchased from Hamamatsu. The datasheet for this detector can be downloaded here: VIS-NIR-PMT Datasheet A printed copy of the detector manual has been delivered with the system. Können wir hier das pdf von Hamamatsu einscannen oder verstiesse das gegen das copyright?

Additional Information

Standard Samples and Accessories

How to Request Support