Laser scanning confocal microscopes

Nikon AX Confocal Microscope:

Inverted laser scanning confocal microscope equipped with two multi-Alkali PMTs and two highly sensitive GaAsP hybrid detectors for improved signal-to-noise ratio.
Light sources: LUA-S6 Laser Unit equipped with 6 solid laser lines: 405 diode, 445 diode, 488 diode, 514 OPSL (Optically pumped semiconductor laser), 561 OPSL, 640 diode lasers for confocal imaging, and D-LEDI unit for fluorescence illumination.
Galvano/Galvano pair Scanner with a maximum scan resolution of 8192X8192 and FOV of 25mm.
Suitable applications include time-lapse, Z stack, multipoint, image stitching, FRAP, FRET, Colocalization, Spectral imaging, and unmixing.
On-stage incubation system for Live cell imaging with temperature and CO2 control.
The system is also equipped with a Nikon monochrome camera DS-Qi2 offering widefield fluorescence imaging capability.

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The Leica TCS SP8 X Confocal Microscope:

Inverted laser scanning confocal microscope equipped with two multi-Alkali PMTs and two Leica HyD hybrid detectors for superior signal-to-noise ratio.
Light sources: 405 diode, Argon multiline laser (458, 476, 488, 498, 514nm), 561 and 633 solid lasers and Leica EL6000 fluorescence illuminator.

Motorized x-y scanning stage, z-galvo stage, and resonant (high speed) scanner.
Suitable applications include live cell imaging studies, FRAP, FRET, time courses, colocalization and spectral unmixing.
Live cell imaging with temperature and CO2 control.
A workstation with a copy of the LAS X image analysis software is available for image analysis and processing.

Zeiss LSM 710 Confocal Microscope:

Inverted laser scanning confocal microscope equipped with two PMTs.
Light sources: 405 diode, multiline argon (458, 488, 514), 561 and 633 lasers and X-Cite 120 series illuminator.
Motorized x-y scanning stage, z-galvo stage.
Anisotropy module with the polarization beam splitters in the scanner and filterhood.
Suitable applications include colocalization studies, immunofluorescence, FRAP and time courses and spectral unmixing..

Zeiss LSM 710 Confocal Microscope:

Inverted laser scanning confocal microscope equipped with two PMTs and one QUASAR detectors (32-channel spectral detector)
Light sources: 405 diode, multiline argon (458, 488, 514), 561 and 633 lasers and X-Cite 120 series illuminator.
Motorized x-y scanning stage, z-galvo stage.
Suitable applications include colocalization studies, immunofluorescence, FRAP and time courses and spectral unmixing.

Live cell imaging with temperature and CO2 control.
A workstation with a copy of the Xen blue image analysis software is available for image analysis and processing.