Filters
Wavelength
(nm)
1 2
3
4
5
x1-m1 x2-m2
x3-m3
x4-m4
x5-m5 x6-m6
Emission
Spectra
1
FAM
™
dy
e and SYBR
™
Green
2
VIC
™
dy
e and JOE
™
dye
3
Cy
®
3 dy
e, NED
™
dye, and TAMRA
™
dye
4
ROX
™
dy
e and Texas Red
™
dye
5
Cy
®
5 dy
e
Custom dyes
The QuantStudio
™
6 and 7 Flex Systems can run assays designed with custom dyes
(dyes not supplied by Thermo Fisher Scientic) that are excited between 455 to
672 nm and read between 505 to 723 nm. To add a custom dye to the Dye Library,
perform a custom dye calibration. For more information, see Appendix F, “Calibration
consumable preparation“.
Instrument hardware
The QuantStudio
™
6 and 7 Flex Systems consist of the components shown in the
following gure and described in the subsequent table.
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6 and 7 Flex Real-Time PCR Systems v1.6 Maintenance and Administration Guide