Mira Star

Microflow Radioactivity Detector for µ-HPLC

Mira Star and a microflow-HPLC-system Mira Star flow detector and electronics

Micro Ramona Star is a newly developed radioactivity flowthrough detector for the application of microflow or capillary HPLC.

Mira Star consists of a seperate detector unit and an electronic module to position the detector as close as possible to the µ-HPLC system to reduce peak broadening by long capillaries between the individual HPLC components.


Mira Star internal solid scintillator cell Mira Star liquid scintillator cell
Mira Star internal solid scintillator cell Mira Star liquid scintillator cell


Technical Data:

eluate flow rate 10 - 300µl/min
dead volume: 1 - 2 µl
connection: capillary tubing
14C, 33P, 35S etc.
Internal solid scintillator: US, CaF, Li-glass
particle size: 30 > 100µm
cell volume: 4 x (3 - 45) µl
efficiency: 40 - 90%
3H
Internal liquid scintillator: 200 - 2000 µl/min
Cell volume: 4 x (3 - 100) µl
efficiency: 40 - 60%
32P, positrons
external solid scintillator: plastic or Cerenkov effect
cell volume 4 x (3 - 100) µl
efficiency: 60 - 80%
125l etc.
external solid scintillator: BGO
cell volume 4 x (3 - 100) µl
efficiency: 20 - 30%


Applications for Mira Star:

Download: Mira Star brochure 
Download: Abstract A New Option of 14C Detection in Combination with micro-HPLC