Purchase of a PhosphorImager System for plant biology research. Final progress report, July 1992--July 1994
Abstract
Eight DOE supported plant biologists at the University of California-Berkeley were awarded funds ($163,000) for purchase of a Phosphorlmager System to improve the speed, sensitivity, resolution, and quantitation of radioactive data processing and analysis. These funds were used to purchase a Molecular Dynamics Phosphorlmager System consisting of the phosphorlmager, a densitometer, and high resolution storage phosphor screens that have extremely high trapping and storage capacity for energy emitted from isotopes used for biological research such as {sup 32}P, {sup 14}C, {sup 35}S, and {sup 125}I. Software provided with the package permits analysis of the data in several unique ways that are not currently feasible With other methods for analysis. The University of California has purchased additional computer hardware (A MacIntosh Quadra 800 Computer) and has upgraded an IBM computer Mod6l PS2-486 linked with on-line and on off-line workstations via ethernet systems for analysis of data. Data files can also be converted to a TIFF format suitable for graphic analysis and image production on the MacIntosh computer. The system is providing unique advantages for quantitation of data over extremely wide ranges of isotope levels and provides the ability to analyze and manipulate data over wide ranges of sensitivity not previously availablemore »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- California Univ., Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Plant Biology
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 10102676
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/79131-T1
ON: DE94001223; BR: KT0500000
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG05-92ER79131
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: [1993]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; BOTANY; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; GRANTS; LABORATORIES; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; METABOLISM; ON-LINE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; PHOSPHORS; PROGRESS REPORT; 440800; 550800; 550400; 551000; MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Citation Formats
Jackson, A O. Purchase of a PhosphorImager System for plant biology research. Final progress report, July 1992--July 1994. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web. doi:10.2172/10102676.
Jackson, A O. Purchase of a PhosphorImager System for plant biology research. Final progress report, July 1992--July 1994. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10102676
Jackson, A O. 1993.
"Purchase of a PhosphorImager System for plant biology research. Final progress report, July 1992--July 1994". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10102676. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10102676.
@article{osti_10102676,
title = {Purchase of a PhosphorImager System for plant biology research. Final progress report, July 1992--July 1994},
author = {Jackson, A O},
abstractNote = {Eight DOE supported plant biologists at the University of California-Berkeley were awarded funds ($163,000) for purchase of a Phosphorlmager System to improve the speed, sensitivity, resolution, and quantitation of radioactive data processing and analysis. These funds were used to purchase a Molecular Dynamics Phosphorlmager System consisting of the phosphorlmager, a densitometer, and high resolution storage phosphor screens that have extremely high trapping and storage capacity for energy emitted from isotopes used for biological research such as {sup 32}P, {sup 14}C, {sup 35}S, and {sup 125}I. Software provided with the package permits analysis of the data in several unique ways that are not currently feasible With other methods for analysis. The University of California has purchased additional computer hardware (A MacIntosh Quadra 800 Computer) and has upgraded an IBM computer Mod6l PS2-486 linked with on-line and on off-line workstations via ethernet systems for analysis of data. Data files can also be converted to a TIFF format suitable for graphic analysis and image production on the MacIntosh computer. The system is providing unique advantages for quantitation of data over extremely wide ranges of isotope levels and provides the ability to analyze and manipulate data over wide ranges of sensitivity not previously available with previously used methods of isotope quantitation.},
doi = {10.2172/10102676},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10102676},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
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