New Generation of Turnkey TCSPC Fluorescence Lifetime Systems

Horiba Scientific announces the Delta Series, their newest generation of time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) fluorescence lifetime systems. They are designed to be faster, simpler, and more affordable than any other lifetime solution on the market. 

The Delta series features the most advanced TCSPC system controller, the widest array of sources (up to 100 MHz operation), the widest lifetime ranges (ps to sec); virtually unlimited configurability with Horiba’s new F-Link plug-and-play architecture; and the industry’s most advanced lifetime modelling software. The lowest deadtime of any TCSPC system makes the Delta series the fastest lifetime system on the market, with nearly lossless counting at up to 100 MHz and total lifetime measurement times as short as 1 ms.

The Delta series includes DeltaPro, an affordable and simplest to use filter-based lifetime system with performance that rivals most high-end systems. DeltaFlex, a fully modular system, seamlessly integrates excitation and emission monochromators, the widest array of sources (diodes, laser diodes, supercontinuum lasers) and detectors (including NIR), for flexibility and upgradability. 

DeltaPro has simplified the complexity of time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) so any lab can take advantage of the power of fluorescence dynamics using TCSPC, at a starting price of $30k USD. The DeltaPro takes advantage of interchangeable pulsed laser-diode and LED light-sources. The NanoLED and DeltaDiode range of sources cover discrete emission wavelengths from 250nm to the near-IR and enables measurement of lifetimes from ps to µs. By simply adding a SpectraLED source to the system, phosphorescence lifetimes of µs to 1 second can also be measured. 

DeltaFlex offers complete flexibility. The system is designed to measure luminescence lifetimes ranging over 11 orders of magnitude, without the need to change cables or cards. Comprised of Horiba’s high repetition rate sources, high speed detectors and ultra-low deadtime electronics, the DeltaFlex enables fast and efficient acquisition of lifetime data.