Acquisition modes
- Photographic
- Fluorescence
- Luminescence
- X-ray
Link7 anaesthesia system
- Anaesthetic – Isoflurane with oxygen as a carrier
- Active scavenging to reduce user inhalation
Animal Manifolds
- Five chambered mice manifold
- Single chamber rat manifold
Stage
- Heated
- Four height levels from the detector
- Maximum field of view 25cm x 17cm
Detector
- Air-cooled -90°C charge coupled device (CCD) camera with a back-illuminated sensor
Lens
- 50 mm, F/1.2 min, F/16 max.
Fluorescence
- LED light engine - 10 excitation wavelengths; details below
- Spectral Instruments Imaging Calibration Device (SIICD) available
The image at the top right-hand side shows the AMI HTX small animal optical imager. The image at the bottom is the Link7 anaesthesia system.