ZEISS LSM 510 META/NLO AXIOIMAGER with MAITAI HP

The Zeiss LSM 510/NLO META located in the MIC-Annex (126-LSA) has the following components: Zeiss upright AxioImager microscope with manual XY-stage

  • Spectra-Physics MaiTai HP laser for 2-photon Imaging (710nm - 1020nm)
  • 3 Confocal Channels, including 1 spectral detection channel (META)
  • 2-channel non-descanned detection (NDD)
  • Laser lines: 458nm, 488nm, 514nm, 543nm, 633nm
  • Specially designed projection system for retina-imaging
  • Objectives Available:
  • Plan-Neofluar 10x/0.30 WD=5.6mm air
  • Achroplan 20x/0.5 W WD=1.9mm dipping objective
  • Achroplan IR 40x/0.80 W WD=3.6mm dipping objective
  • Achroplan IR 63x/0.95 W WD=2.0mm dipping objective
  • Up to 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution
  • Up to 40x Zoom
  • Speed ~ 1 frame/second (Zoom 1, 512 x 512)
  • Up to 8 colors simultaneously
  • Spectral emission profiling and separation (linear unmixing)
  • Live cell imaging
  • Time-series
  • Z-series
  • X,Y,Z,T, lamda series
  • FRET: Foerster Resonance Energy Transfer
  • ROI scanning
  • FRAP: Fluorescent recovery after photobleaching
  • Excitation Profiling
  • Physiology Triggering
  • Physiology Set-up