Confocal

IMPACT currently hosts 2 confocal microscopes. Specifications of each of these systems can be found here.

Nikon A1R 

The specifications of the Nikon A1R

  • High resolution imaging with galvano scanning mirrors (up to up to 4096 x 4096 pixels)
  • High speed imaging with a resonant scanner-up to 30 fps(512x512 pixels ) or 420 fps (512x32 pixels)
  • Hybrid scanning allows simultaneous use of Galvano and resonant scanners for simultaneous photo-activation and imaging
  • 32 channel spectral detector
  • Spectral unmixing
  • Virtual Filter
  • Tiled scan for large area image acquisition
  • 4096 grey intensity levels (12 bit images )

Zeiss LSM800 with Airy Scan

The specifications of the Zeiss LSM800

  • High resolution imaging with galvano scanning mirrors
  • 3D and time lapse imaging
  • 8 bit/12bit images

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