Nikon AXR-NSPARC

The specifications of the Nikon AXR-NSPARC

  • High resolution imaging with galvano scanning mirrors (up to 8192 x 8192 pixels)
  • High speed imaging with a resonant scanner-up to 2048 x 2048 pixels
  • Hybrid scanning allows simultaneous use of Galvano and resonant scanners for simultaneous photo-activation and imaging
  • 66 channel spectral detector
  • Spectral unmixing
  • Tiled scan for large area image acquisition
  • JOBS and General Analysis 3 for automated image acquisition and analysis routines.

Further information

MicroscopeNikon Ti2 E Inverted , OKOlab Cage incubator
Objectives4X Plan Flour/ NA 0.1
 10X Plan Flour/ NA 0.3
 20X Plan Apo VC/NA 0.8
 25X CFI Plan Apo Lamda S Silicone
 40X CFI Plan Apo Lamda S Silicone
 60X Plan Apo VC/ NA 1.4 OIL
LasersLUD-S6 LaserUnit 405/445/488/514/561/638nm
Epi-Filter cubesDAPI, CFP, GFP, Cherry, Cy5
Standard detector2x MultiAlkaline PMTs, 2x GaAsP PMTs
Spectral detector:2 tunable detectors from 400-920nm 66 channel sequential detection
  
 Precision unmixing
Scan head: 
Galvano:Pixel size: max. 8192 x 8192 pixels
  
Resonant Scanner:Pixel size: max. 2048 x 2048 pixels
  
Acquisition methodsStandard image acquisition/ High-speed image acquisition/ Simultaneous photo activation and image acquisition
Applicationsthree-dimensional time-lapse imaging, multipoint time-lapse imaging, colocalization, calcium imaging, FRAP, FRET, photo activation…
Super-ResolutionNSPARC detector - filter based em 450/50, 525/50, 585/65, 700/75nm
SoftwareNIS Elements (2D analysis, 3D volume rendering/orthogonal, 4D analysis, spectral unmixing, JOBS, GA3, Denoise.Ai, Clarity.Ai, deconvolution)