Biomedical Imaging Research Unit
Olympus FV4000 confocal microscope
Applications
- Slide imaging
- Live imaging
- Tile-scanning/multipoint imaging
Specifications
- Fully motorised upright microscope
- LASERS: diode (405nm, 488nm, 561nm, 640nm, 730nm)
- Galvanometer and high speed resonant scanner
- Detectors: Next-Generation SilVIR detectors - 4 spectral including specialised red-shifted detectors and one transmitted light
- Modes: xy, xyz, xt, xyt, lambda
- Spectral unmixing
- Filter sets for viewing specimens
IX3-FBVWXL (violet excitation; longpass emission)
IX3-FGFPXL (blue excitation; bandpass emission)
IX3-FGWXL (green excitation; longpass emission) - Objective lenses: dry (10x/0.40 NA, 20x/0.8 NA, 40x/0.95 NA), oil immersion (60x/1.42 NA), water-immersion (20x/1.0 NA)
- Nomarski differential interference contrast (DIC) available for all objective lenses
- Marzhauser motorised XY stage, fully controllable through software
- Newport antivibration table
Environmental control for live imaging
- Ludin environmental control system for both heating and cooling
- Carbon dioxide supply available
- Full light-tight enclosure
Equipment charges - users from The University of Auckland
- Fixed samples - $67.60 per hour
- Live imaging - $41.60 per hour for the first 3 hours, $20 per hour thereafter
Contact person
Sandy Chen
Technologist, Technical Services
Email: sandy.chen@auckland.ac.nz
Telephone: 923 6473 or Ext 86473
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