Specifications
Microscope optics with high transmission efficiency out to 1300nm, optimized for IR range applications.
- Spectra Physics Insight X3 dual beam MP laser: 680 to 1300 nm tunable and 1045 nm fixed
- Four diode lasers for traditional confocal imaging at 405, 488nm, 552nm, and 638nm
- Conventional FOV scanner and resonant scanner (29FPS at 512x512) for fast biological events
- Four photon counting HyD’s for external non-descanned detection
- FALCON – Leica’s fully integrated, and quantitative, FLIM solution
- Prism based spectral detection for traditional confocal imaging, for simultaneous four channel, and up to 8 channel sequential imaging with descanned detectors
- Eight (8) objective lenses
- HC PL APO 10x/0.40 CS2
- HC FLUOTAR L16x/0.6 IMM CORR VISIR
- HCX APO L 20x/0.5 W U-V-I-/D 3.5
- HC IRAPO L 25x/1.00 W motCORR, WD2.6
- HC FLUOTAR L 25x/1.00 IMM motCORR VISIR, WD6
- HCX APO L 40X/0.80 W UVI
- HC PL IRAPO 40x/1.10 W CORR, WD.65
- HC PL APO 63x/1.40 OIL CS2
- Application modules
- DIVE Multi-Photon (2P, 3P, SHG, THG)
- FALCON Lifetime imaging (FLIM)
- Full capacity of conventional CLSM function
- LIGHTNING to improve S/N, potentially resolution
- NAVIGATOR for tile scans or multi-position imaging
- FRAP
- FRET
Acknowledgement
Users of this instrument are required to acknowledge the Huck Institutes’ Microscopy Core Facility (RRID: SCR_024457) in any resulting publications. Please review the acknowledgment and co-authorship guidelines for full details.
