Biomedical Imaging Research Unit
Olympus FV1000 confocal microscope - slide imaging
Specifications
- LASERS:
Diode (405nm, 440nm, 473nm, 635nm);
Diode-pumped (559nm) - Detectors: 2 spectral (variable bandpass), 1 filter-based, and one transmitted light
- Modes: xy, xyz, xt, xyt, lambda
- Spectral unmixing
- Resolution: up to 4096 x 4096 pixel resolution
- Fully motorised BX61 upright microscope
- Filter blocks for viewing specimens: U-MNU2 (narrow UV) U-MWBV (wideband blue) U-MNIBA3 (narrowband blue), U-MWIG3 (wideband green)
- Objectives: dry (4x/0.16 NA, 10x/0.40) and oil immersion (20x/0.80, 40x/1.00, 60x/1.35, 100x/ 1.40).
- Differential interference contrast available for all objective lenses
- Prior motorised XY stage, fully controllable through software
- Kinetic Systems anti-vibration table
Software
- FluoView 4.2
- Complete off-line licensed copy available in BIRU computer room for postprocessing
- Free FluoView viewer available for users. You can find it on the BIRU server or download it directly from the Olympus website here.
- Look here for other software packages available within the BIRU for processing confocal datasets
Funded by
School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland
Contact person
Richard Yulo
Senior Technologist, Technical Services
Email: richard.yulo@auckland.ac.nz
Telephone: 923 7831 or Ext 87831
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