Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 7 Flex - Instrument hardware

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 Scientic) 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.
1
3
2
7
8
5
9
6
4
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Instrument hardware
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QuantStudio
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6 and 7 Flex Real-Time PCR Systems v1.6 Maintenance and Administration Guide