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Real-Time Confocal Microscope (SD3 - Zeiss Spinning Disc) Zeiss Axio Observer

Basic Information

Name: Real-Time Confocal Microscope (SD3 - Zeiss Spinning Disc)
Manufacturer: Zeiss
Model: Axio Observer
Facility: Light Microscopy (LMF)
Partner: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG)
Inventory number: MOZG04081820000 10.1.145.37

Description

Category
Light Microscope
Overview
Fast, "real-time" confocal imaging with DirectFRAP
Suitable for fast live confocal imaging
Features
Inverted stand
motorized with Definite Focus (hardware autofocus)
1.6x Optovar
Prior NanoScanZ
Märzhäuser xy scanning stage
63x 1.3 Imm Korr lens - AxioCamMR3 - 2x binning
Pix spacing = 204.762 nm
Pinhole spacing is 250um and pinhole size is 50um diameter
Objectives
Zeiss Plan-Apochromat 10x 0.45
Zeiss C-Apochromat 63x 1.2 W
Zeiss LCI Plan-Neofluar 63x 1.3 Gly/Water DIC
Zeiss Alpha Plan-Apochromat 100x 1.46 Oil DIC
Zeiss Plan-Apochromat 40x 1.3 Oil DIC
Zeiss LD LCI Plan-Apochromat 25x 0.8 Oil/Glyc/Water DIC
Zeiss LD C-Apochromat 40x 1.1 W
Zeiss Plan-Apochromat 63x 1.4 Oil DIC
Illumination
Transmitted Light (LED)
Fluorescence (Metal Halide, HXP, 120W)
Laser Diode 405 nm
Laser DPSS 445 nm
Laser DPSS 488 nm
Laser DPSS 520nm
Laser DPSS 561 nm
Laser DPSS 639nm
Detection
Spinning disc scan head Yokogawa CSU-X1 with two camera ports
pinhole radius: 25um
pinhole spacing: 250um;
3 DCs: (1) RTFT 405+488+561
(2) RQFT 405+488+568+647
(3) RTFT 457+514+647
Zeiss AxiCam MRm with EM filter wheel: (1) BP 450/50
(2) 458LP
(3) DBP 527/54 + 645/60
(4) 535/30
(5) 629/62
(6) BP 690/50;
Roper evolve 515 EMCCD with manual EM filter holder
Reflectors
Pos 1: empty for use with CSU
Pos 2: FS49: Ex 365
BS 395
EM BP445/50
Pos 3: FS38HE: Ex BP470/40
BS 495
EM BP525/50
Pos 4: FS43HE: Ex BP550/25
BS 570
EM BP605/70
Pos 5: FS50: Ex BP640/30
BS 660
EM BP690/50
Pos 6: 80/20 mirror for FRAP
Software
Zeiss ZEN 2 Blue
Incubation
Cage incubator (T+CO2)

Link to Further Details

https://www.biodip.de/wiki/SD3_-_Zeiss_Spinning_Disc

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Last Update

Last updated at: 8 April 2018 at 03:11:07