Äktaavant Instrument Overview - GE AKTAavant Getting Started

4 The instrument and the software
4.1 ÄKTAavant instrument overview
4.1 ÄKTAavant instrument overview
Introduction
This section provides an overview of the ÄKTAavant instrument. Technical details about
the instrument and the individual modules are found in ÄKTAavant and UNICORN 6 User
Manual.
Exterior design
ÄKTAavant has a modular design, with all the liquid handling modules placed on the
exterior of the instrument. Buffer vessels are placed on the Buffer tray on top of the
instrument. An Instrument display is placed on the front. From this side the built-in
Fraction collector is handled, as well as the sample. The rest of the modules are placed
on the right-hand side of the instrument. This side can be covered by a foldable door
and a pump cover. By rotating the instrument using the swivel foot any side is easily
accessed.
Operating ranges
The table below shows some of the instrument's operational limits.
Parameter
Flow rate
Max. operating pressure
Wavelength
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Limits
Up to 25 ml/min
20 MPa
190 - 700 nm
Getting Started with ÄKTAavant and UNICORN 6 28-9440-69 AB