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MQ-301X: Line Quantum with 10 Sensors and Handheld Meter

Updated:2025-03-13

Brand: Apogee
Model: MQ-301X
Description: Apogee line quantum sensors measure a spatial average of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). The MQ-301X has a separated sensor bar with 10 sensors connected to a hand-held meter via cable. The
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Overview of MQ-301X: Line Quantum with 10 Sensors and Handheld Meter：

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Apogee line quantum sensors measure a spatial average of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). The MQ-301X has a separated sensor bar with 10 sensors connected to a hand-held meter via cable. The sensor housing design features an integrated bubble level and is fully potted making the sensor weatherproof. Typical applications include photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) measurement over plant canopies in outdoor environments, greenhouses, and growth chambers, and reflected or under-canopy (transmitted) PPFD measurements in the same environments.

The meter has a sample and log mode, and will record an integrated daily total in mol mˉ2 sˉ1. Sample mode will record up to 99 manual measurements. Log mode will power the meter on/off to make a measurement every 30 seconds. Every 30 minutes the meter will average the sixty 30 second measurements and record the averaged value to memory. The meter can store up to 99 averages, once full it will start to overwrite the oldest measurement with new ones. An integrated daily total will be recorded from the 48 averaged measurements (making a 24 hr period). Sample and log measurements can be reviewed on the LCD display or by downloading the data to a computer, however, the integrated daily total can only be viewed by downloading the data to a computer. Downloading data to a computer requires the AC-100 communication cable (a standard USB cable will not work) and ApogeeAMS software.

MQ-301X Sensor Drawing：

Specifications of MQ-301X:

Calibration Uncertainty	± 5 %
Measurement Repeatability	Less than 0.5 %
Non-stability (Long-term Drift)	Less than 2 % per year
Non-linearity	Less than 1 % (up to 2500 μmol mˉ2 sˉ1 )
Response Time	Less than 1 ms
Field of View	180?
Spectral Range	370 nm to 650 nm (wavelengths where response is greater than 50 % of maximum)
Directional (Cosine) Response	± 5 % at 75? zenith angle
Temperature Response	-0.04 % per C
Operating Environment	-10 to 60 C; 0 to 100 % relative humidity; sensor can be submerged in water up to 30 m
Meter Dimensions	113.9 mm height, 59.9 mm width
Sensor Dimensions	616.4 mm length, 13.6 mm height, 16.5 mm width
Mass	310 g
Cable	2 m of shielded, twisted-pair wire with TPR jacket (high water resistance, high UV stability, flexibility in cold conditions), additional cable available
Warranty	4 years against defects in materials and workmanship