Handy - Leaf Chamber FluorCam FC 1000-LC
Leaf Chamber FluorCam has all the imaging features of the other instruments of the FluorCam family, but it is designed for attachment to a leaf gas exchange chamber. Thus, the chlorophyll fluorescence imaging can be performed at the same time as the gas exchange measurements. A great advantage of the Leaf Chamber FluorCam is that the leaf chamber can be used to control precisely the environment of the sample, e.g., with respect to temperature, relative humidity and the partial pressure of various gasses that influence photosynthesis and transpiration (CO2, O2, water vapor).
The Leaf Chamber FluorCam may be attached to standard chambers provided by manufacturers of leaf gas exchange systems (ADC, LiCor, PP Systems etc.) or can be adapted for use with other chambers. Fluorescence emission is induced by sets of super-bright orange (blue) LEDs that provide measuring flashes. The photochemistry is driven by orange (blue) continuous actinic light and/or strong pulses of actinic light. The FluorWin software automatically generates sequences of fluorescence images for easy visualization of photosynthetic differences between and within samples. Values are also presented numerically.
Leaf Chamber FluorCam Measures:
- Maximum efficiency of photosynthesis (FV/Fm).
- Operating efficiency of photosynthesis (Fq'/Fm', PSII).
- Non-photochemical quenching.
- Induction transients etc.
FluorWin Software Provides:
- Full control of timing, duration, and intensity of the light sources as well as camera operation.
- Automated experimental protocols via the FluorWin Wizard.
- Numerous image manipulation tools.
- Performing intelligent image segmentation and displaying fluorescence kinetics of the selected image segments.
- Using automated labeling of samples or selected segments.
- Combining images taken in the different phases of transients by the use of arithmetic operations, such as, subtraction, addition, or division. FV, FV/FM, qP, qN, NPQ, Rfd, and other fluorescence parameters can be calculated.
- Graphic and/or numeric presentation of measured data.
