Photo Nikon A1R Confocal Equipment

Effectively two microscopes in one. The standard confocal mode is versatile and user-friendly. Good for 2D, 3D (Z-stacks), live cell imaging.

Structured Illumination Microscopy mode (SIM) is used for super-resolution imaging of subcellular structures.

Confocal Lasers

  • 405, 488, 561, 640 nm

SIM Lasers

  • 488, 561, 640 nm

Objectives

  • Plan Apo 10x DIC N1 / 45                            Working distance (WD) = 4 mm
  • Plan Apo 20x DIC N2 / 0.75                          WD = 1 mm
  • Plan Fluor 40x Oil DIC H N2/1.3                   WD = 240 µm
  • Plan Apo 60x Oil / 1.4                                   WD = 130 µm
  • SR Apo TIRF 100x Oil / 1.5                           WD = 120 µm

Additional features

  • Temperature and CO2 control for live cell imaging
  • Resonant scanner for fast imaging, Galvano scanner for low noise imaging
  • Hamamatsu camera for epifluorescence
  • Fits multiwell plates & has Nikon JOBS module for automation of plate imaging
  • Elements software with deconvolution and Denoise.AI
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