Aida is a 4-laser, 14-color sorter. Its current laser/detector configuration provides 5-Violet, 2-Blue, 4-Yellow, and 3-Red laser excited detection channels.
405 nm Violet laser 100 mW | |||||||||
PMT Position | Splitter | BP filter | Fluorochromes | ||||||
A | 595 | 605/40 | Qdot 605, BV 605 | ||||||
B | 535 | 560/40 | Qdot 585, Pacific Orange, live/dead Aqua Amine | ||||||
C | None | 450/50 | Pacific Blue, Alexa 405, Cascade Blue, BV 421, CFP, mCerulean, DyeCycle Violet, DAPI, Hoechst (for live/dead). | ||||||
Note: CFP and variants not optimal with 405 nm excitation. Use Carmen for better results. |
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488 nm Blue laser 50 mW | |||||||||
PMT Position | Splitter | BP filter | Fluorochromes | ||||||
A | 685 | 710/50 | PerCP-Cy5.5, PE-Cy5.5 | ||||||
B | 505 | 525/50 | FITC, GFP, YFP, Venus, Alexa 488, CFSE | ||||||
C | None | 488/10 | SSC | ||||||
561 nm Yellow-Green laser 50 mW | |||||||||
PMT Position | Splitter | BP filter | Fluorochromes | ||||||
A | 750 | 780/60 | PE-Cy7 | ||||||
B | 685 | 710/50 | PE-Cy5.5, 7AAD, PI | ||||||
C | 635 | 660/20 | PE-Cy5, 7AAD, PI | ||||||
D | 600 | 610/20 | PE-Texas-Red. mCherry | ||||||
E | None | 582/15 | PE, tdTomato, DsRed | ||||||
640 nm Red laser 40 mW | |||||||||
PMT Position | Splitter | BP filter | Fluorochromes | ||||||
A | 750 | 780/60 | APC-Cy7, APC-H7 | ||||||
B | 690 | 730/45 | APC-Cy5.5, Alexa 700 | ||||||
C | None | 670/30 | APC, Alexa 647 | ||||||
Filters: | |||||||||
LP - Long Pass filter: passes light with wavelength >= number shown. | |||||||||
SP - Short Pass filter: passes light with wavelength <= number shown. | |||||||||
BP - Band Pass filter: passes light with wavelength centered on first number and passband second number. |
last update 07-09-10