This Axio Observer 7 -based Inverted LSM910 confocal microscope, provided additional advanced modalities, such as i) super-resolution with Airyscan 2 and ii) fast volumetric imaging with Lightfield 4D, via the Zeiss ZEN 3.12 software platform that comes with experiment designer and macro-environment (OAD)
Description
Location: I06.U1.403
Inverted Confocal microscope, ZEN 3.12 with experiment designer and ZEN Connect.
Specifications:
- Axio Observer.Z1, Inverted Confocal microscope, ZEN 3.12 with experiment designer.
- 2x (MA-PMT) channels for simultaneously imaging
- motorized stage: Multiple position imaging, tilescan
- Automation: Timelapse, Experiment designer,
- Zen Connect: multi-modal combination of different Zeiss machines
Light sources:
- Laser lines 405, 488, 561, 640 nm
- Zeiss Viluma 7-lines LED: 385/30; 423/44; 467/38; 508/20; 555/30; 591/27; 631/33; 735/40 nm
- ESID LED
Detectors: 3 channels simultaneously; Airyscan; Lightfield 4D
- 2x MA-PMT: Multi Alkali Photomultiplier Tube detectors with free choice of the spectral range. (Uses a tunable short-pass and band-pass filter in front of the PMTs)
- 1x Airyscan II
- 1x Lightfield 4d
- 1x ESID+LED light source: Electronically switchable illumination and detection module
Motorized stage for multiple position imaging
- Motorized stage for multiple position imaging
- Multi-slide holder, dish holder, single slide holder
Objectives (M27 thread)
- Plan-Apochromat 5x (Calibration objective-not mounted)
- Plan-Apochromat 10x/0.45
- Plan Apochromat 20x/0.8
- Plan-Apochromat 25x/0.8 Immersion
- Plan-Apochromat 40x/1.2 Water
- Plan-Apochromat 63x/1.4 oil
Software: Zen 3.12
- ZEN Module Experiment Designer Hardware
- ZEN Module Tiles & Positions
Computer:
- Intel® Xeon® w5-3425 Processor (30M Cache, 3.20 GHz)
- 64GB RAM
- 3.38TB data drive
System manual and additional material is available on SeaFile (login required).
Additional information
| Building | i06 |
|---|---|
| Camera / Detector | Lightfield 4D, MA-PMT, Airyscan (SR), ESID |
| Fluorescent Lightsource | Laser: 405±5 nm, Laser: 488±5 nm, Laser: 561±5 nm, Laser: 640±5 nm, LED: 355-365nm, LED: 430-450nm, LED: 545-555nm, LED: 640-650nm |
| System_Specification | Anoxic Chamber compatible, Illumination: Fluorescence, Illumination: Bightfield, Automated Stage |
| Technology / Application | ZEN Connect, FRAP, FRET, Time-lapse recording, Multi-position, Photoactivation / -conversion |
| Custom Tools / Inserts | Growth-Light compatible (Rental item), Sample Flipper compatible (Rental item) |









