Technical Notes Archives | Edinburgh Instruments

ResourcesTechnical Notes

Showing 1 - 10 of 30 results


Technical Note: Fourier Transform Photoluminescence in a Benchtop FTIR Spectrometer

In this technical note, the Fourier Transform Photoluminescence (FT-PL) accessory in the IR5 FTIR Spectrometer is used to characterise the mid-infrared photoluminescence of a lanthanide-doped sample. The FT-PL results are compared with data obtained by a scanning PL spectrometer.


Technical Note: How to Reduce Fluorescence in Raman Spectroscopy

Raman spectroscopy is a powerful tool for chemical analysis, but it is susceptible to fluorescence interference from the sample that decreases the quality of data. In this latest technical note, we discuss different methods for reducing fluorescence in Raman spectroscopy.


Fluoracle® Software Highlight: SC-41 Plate Reader

This Fluoracle® Software Highlight demonstrates the use of SC-41 Plate Reader sample module with the FS5 Spectrofluorometer. The SC-41 allows automatic spectral and lifetime measurements of multi-well plates to be easily acquired.


Technical Note: Ratiometric Analysis with the SC-41 Plate Reader

This Technical Note demonstrates the use of SC-41 Plate Reader sample module with the FS5 Spectrofluorometer. The SC-41 allows automatic measurements of multi-well plates to be easily acquired, in this case the SC-41 was used in combination with the Trend Analysis feature of Fluoracle for ratio analysis.


Technical Note: Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy with the RMS1000 Confocal Microscope

In this technical note we discuss how the RMS1000 confocal microscope can be configured for second harmonic generation imaging.


Technical Note: Two-Photon Fluorescence Microscopy with the RMS1000 Confocal Microscope

Discover how the RMS1000 can be configured for spectral and time-resolved two-photon fluorescence imaging in this technical note.


Ramacle® Software Highlight: Fast Mapping

Fast Mapping in Ramacle® enables the user to acquire Raman maps with significantly reduced acquisition times via more efficient stage movement. This Software Highlight details how it works and when the user should use it to decrease mapping times.


Ramacle® Software Highlight: Surface Mapping

This Ramacle® Software Highlight focuses on Surface Mapping detailing why it is a necessary feature and how it works. Surface Mapping allows the user to analyse tricky, uneven sample types.


Technical Note: Measuring Fluorescence and Phosphorescence Spectra at Low Temperature Using the FLS1000 Photoluminescence Spectrometer

In this technical note, an Edinburgh Instruments FLS1000 Photoluminescence Spectrometer was used to acquire the fluorescence and phosphorescence spectra of a fluorescent emitter at 100 K.


Technical Note: Avoiding Dead Time Losses with Reverse Mode TCSPC in the FLS1000

Time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) is the method of choice for measuring fluorescence lifetimes due to its excellent time-resolution. TCSPC can be thought of as a very fast stopwatch with two inputs (Figure 1)...