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Trilogy Optical Specification Guide

Excitation and Emission Specifications for Modules installed on the Trilogy

Updated over 3 weeks ago

Information on our Trilogy Module's installed optics with the filters specifications for emission and excitation can be found here: 998-7281_MASTER.xlsx.

For a list of compatible Turner Designs part numbers for cuvettes and round bottom test tubes with the Trilogy module, read this article: Cuvettes or Test tubes for Instruments | Turner Designs Help Center

Trilogy Module PN

Application

Excitation

Emission

Minimum Detection Limit

Maximum Detection Limit

7200-067-W

Ammonium

350 +/-40 nm

410-450 nm

0.05 µM

50 µM

7200-069-W

CDOM

350 +/-40 nm

410-450 nm

0.1 ppb *

1000 ppb

7200-040-W

Chlorophyll a Extracted - Acidification

≤ 500 nm

≥ 665 nm

0.025 µg/L

300 µg/L

7200-046-W

Chlorophyll a Extracted - Non Acidification

436 +/-5 nm

685 +/-5 nm

0.025 µg/L

300 µg/L

7200-043

Chl in vivo

441 +/-41 nm

660-710 nm

0.025 µg/L

300 µg/L

7200-048

Fluorescein Dye

442 +/-42.5 nm

515-570 nm

0.01 ppb

200 ppb

7200-049

Histamine

350 +/-40 nm

410-490 nm

0.001 ppm
(0.5 ppb**)

100 ppm (2000 ppb**)

7200-074

Nitrate

540 +/-5 nm

N/A

0.04 mg/L

14 mg/L

7200-047-W

Optical Brighteners

350 +/-40 nm

445 +/-7.5 nm

1 ppb *

10,000 ppb *

7200-070

Phosphate

880 +/-5 nm

N/A

1 µg/L

930 µg/L

7200-044-W

Phycocyanin Extracted or in vivo

400-600 nm

640 +/-15 nm

2 ppb ^PC

10,000 ppb ^PC

7200-042-W

Phycoerythrin

400-550 nm

610 +/-30 nm

0.3 ppb ^PE

20,000 ppb ^PE

7200-042-W

Rhodamine Dye

400-550 nm

610 +/-30 nm

0.01 ppb

500 ppb

7200-072

Silicate

810 +/-5 nm

N/A

3 µg/L

3000 µg/L

7200-060

Turbidity

850 +/-25 nm

850 +/-25 nm

0.05 NTU

1000 NTU

* CDOM/FDOM and Optical Brighteners Trilogy Module limits are Validated using Quinine Sulfate as a reference proxy

** Histamine Trilogy Module limits are Validated using PTSA (1,3,6,8-Pyrenetetrasulfonic Acid Tetrasodium Salt) as a reference proxy

^PC Phycocyanin Trilogy Module is Calibrated with Phycocyanin pigment from Prozyme diluted in Deionized water

^PE Phycoerythrin Trilogy Module is Calibrated with Phycoerythrin pigment from Prozyme diluted in Deionized water

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