Confocal A1 (Nikon)
Contact Dr. Lionel Faure for training
lfaure@twu.edu
Location: SRC 105A
Description: The resonant scanner system of the A1 utilizes a high-speed resonant galvanometer capable of acquiring up to 240 frames per second, which could be perfect for methods using photoactivation fluorescence proteins and facilitates high-speed, live-cell work.
Three PMT alkali detectors
One color camera
Four different lasers: 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, 640 nm
Objectives: 10x, 20x (multi-immersion), 40x (oil), 60x (oil), 100x (oil)
With the A1, you can do the following:
Z stack, large image/tiling, movies, positions memory
Live imaging option
Spectral unmixing capability.
Glavano vs. raisonance scanning mode plus Ai denoised technology
Epi-fluorescence (DAPI, FITC, TRITC) with the possibility to acquire images
Operates on the NIS AR element software
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