Achieving more with less.

Reveal weak signals through system-level optimization

A sensitive detector is only part of the solution. Noise and background elsewhere in the measurement system can obscure weak signals. Making the most of Hypereon means understanding how the optics, readout electronics, and signal processing work together.

Resolving weaker signals

The optimized configuration resolves distinct peaks down to the low-photon-number region.

Experimental setup

Pulsed light was delivered to the Hypereon module, and its output was acquired with an external digitizer. The recorded waveforms were processed to generate the histogram in this section.

This bench evaluation used pulsed light at controlled intensity levels and is not a flow cytometry sample measurement. The horizontal axis of the histogram (Photon number) shows the number of incident photons per pulse.

More measurement examples

Measurement of four mixed samples with one laser and one gain operation

4 mixed samples

Sample 1 2 3 4
APC 657 nm (ng) 30 0 30 15
AF647 684 nm (ng) 0 30 15 30

 

Compensation Bead;  BD™ Anti-Rat Ig, κ/Negative Control (BSA) Compensation Plus (7.5 µm) Particles Set [Cat. No. 560499]

Fluorescence Antibody Reagent; APC anti-mouse CD62L Antibody [Cat. No. 161217]

Alexa Fluor 647® anti-mouse CD197 (CCR7) Antibody [Cat. No. 120111]

Buffer; BD Pharmingen™ Stain Buffer (FBS) [Cat. No. 554656]

The Hypereon and PMT measurements used different channel configurations: 32 channels for Hypereon and 16 channels for the PMT. The measurement conditions were not identical.

Hypereon

PMT

Measurement of 13 mixed samples with one laser and one gain operation

Thirteen mixed samples containing APC and Alexa Fluor 647 were measured with Hypereon at a fixed sensor gain. The plots below show the resulting signal distributions across the sample set.

Detection channels: APC 657 nm, AF647 684 nm

13 mixed samples

Sample 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Sample ratio APC Single stain Alexa Fluor 647 Single stain APC+Alexa Fluor 647
APC (ng) 160 40 3.2 0.8 0 0 0 0 160 40 20 3.2 1.2
Alexa Fluor 647 (ng) 0 0 0 0 160 40 3.2 0.8 160 20 40 3.2 1.2

Compensation Bead;  BD™ Anti-Rat Ig, κ/Negative Control (BSA) Compensation Plus (7.5 µm) Particles Set [Cat. No. 560499]

Fluorescence Antibody Reagent; APC anti-mouse CD62L Antibody [Cat. No. 161217]

Alexa Fluor 647® anti-mouse CD197 (CCR7) Antibody [Cat. No. 120111]

Buffer; BD Pharmingen™ Stain Buffer (FBS) [Cat. No. 554656]

Measurement examples for nano particle: EV measurement

Estimation of detectable Particle diameter

Hypereon enables “good” detection of <10 photons

Raw data from Hypereon, PMT and ground truth

  1. Detect events and count photons using ground truth
  2. Judge detection by PMT and HYPEREON for each event
  3. Calculate accuracy as mAP (mean Average Precision)
  4. Plot mAP vs. photon count for each detector

Optics for comparison of Hypereon and PMT

Data provision and cooperation

Yuichiro Iwamoto

Postdoctoral Researcher, Ota Lab, The University of Tokyo

Specialized in high-throughput, single-particle analysis by integrating optics, fluidics, and data science.

Archive of CYTO commercial tutorial

Commercial Tutorials are educational sessions held as part of the CYTO conference program, where companies and industry experts introduce new technologies, measurement approaches, and application possibilities in flow cytometry.

Unlike a general product introduction, these sessions provide an opportunity to explore the technical background of emerging solutions, examine experimental data, and discuss how new technologies may address challenges in current flow cytometry workflows.

CYTO2024

Introducing a New Hybrid Sensor for Flow Cytometry

This tutorial introduces HYPEREON, a hybrid photosensor developed for flow cytometry. It explains how HYPEREON combines electron-tube and solid-state technologies and explores its potential through data analysis, simulations, and application examples.

CYTO2025

Exploring the Value of HYPEREON in Flow Cytometry

Building on the CYTO 2024 tutorial, this presentation explores the value of HYPEREON in flow cytometry. Experimental results and application examples illustrate its potential for spectral analysis, instrument standardization, and nanoscale particle measurement.

The information in this archived presentation reflects the status at the time and may differ from the latest specifications or development status.

Developing a next-generation instrument? If you are exploring new detection approaches for your instrument, we welcome the conversation.

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