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Chelsea new FAST^tracka II Fluorimeter upgrades for 2008

Chelsea Technologies Group Ltd is pleased to announce that the new FASTtracka II Fast Repetition Rate Fluorimeter, introduced in 2007, has been further upgraded for 2008. New, user friendly windows based software enables the user to easily configure the sensor for data sampling, data presentation, storage and export for post processing. Users have complete control of excitation protocols, and can define variable flashlet duration and intervals.  With these improvements, Chelsea has launched the new instrument at a price significantly lower than its predecessor.

The FASTtracka II is now available with dedicated Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) and depth sensors. These compliment the functionality of the FASTtracka II which provides Multiple Turnover (MT) as well as Single Turnover (ST) modes. 

There has been unprecedented interest from both the traditional oceanographic community and fresh water monitoring groups since its launch last year. The FASTtracka II is fast becoming a key tool for monitoring photosynthetic performance in phytoplankton, within primary production studies, bloom detection and toxicity monitoring.  As the FASTtracka II acquires data extremely rapidly (typically 200 μs in ST mode), the instrument lends itself to operation in many platforms including towed vehicles, fast profilers, AUVs and Gliders.  

Contact Ellen Keegan for more information

 FAST^tracka showed with deck unit