Bio-imaging equipment

This custom adapted microscope is mounted in the vertical position to enable imaging of samples in a vertical orientation. The system also has a specialist rotational stage.

Capabilities

• Fully automated microscope that allows samples to be visualised in a vertical orientation
• Motorised rotational stage
• Sensitive GaAsp detectors allow you to use less laser power, performing gentle imaging of your samples
• Motorised stage for screening slides, tile scanning and point visiting
• 1.7x higher resolution in all three dimensions with Fast AiryScan, compared to conventional confocal microscopy

Objectives

• Plan-Apochromat 10x/0.45
• Plan-Apochromat 20x/0.8
• LD LCI Plan-Apochromat 25x0.8 Imm Corr DIC
• Plan-Apochromat 40x/0.95 Corr

Lasers

• 405nm
• 488nm
• 561nm
• 640nm

Filter sets

• 2 PMTs plus additional GaAsp detector with fully 'tunable' emission collection

Location: Faculty of Biological Sciences, L.C.Miall 5.08