HORIBA Jobin Yvon IBH software is the most user friendly
available for time-resolved fluorescence and contains some
very powerful features. This page will introduce you to our
three main applications.
Right: Data measured using DataStation.
Overview
HORIBA Jobin Yvon IBH has produced commercial decay analysis software (DAS) since 1977, and our early DOS versions became firmly established as the standard in fluorescence labs around the world. The key to this early success was the stability and reliability of our Hybrid Grid-Search Algorithm (HGSA) used for chi-squared minimisation - a proprietary algorithm developed specifically for fluorescence lifetime analysis and widely accepted to give better performance than the general purpose Marquardt algorithm. These tried-and-tested algorithms now underpin our latest DAS6 analysis package for WindowsT and are available only from HORIBA Jobin Yvon IBH.
DAS6
builds on the success of earlier versions, while introducing
a new intuitive interface and full 32-bit functionality.
Our DAS6 product page
describes this new software application in more detail,
and also features a FAQ section for existing v4.2 users
who might be thinking of upgrading. A free evaluation copy
is available for download from this site.
The software application described above deals with analysing and presenting fluorescence lifetime (and spectral) data, but how is this raw data acquired? Lifetime data is measured using a fluorescence lifetime system, and HORIBA Jobin Yvon IBH manufactures a wide range of systems based on the time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) technique. Until recently, TCSPC fluorescence lifetime instruments were notoriously difficult to use. Much of the complexity was due to the use of general purpose nucleonic instrumentation and software designed for applications such as gamma ray spectroscopy. Jobin Yvon IBH's award-winning DataStation software overcame this complexity by presenting the user with a single unified user interface, transforming lifetime systems by making them intuitive to use for the first time.
