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3i CSU-W1 Spinning Disk

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3i CSU-W1 Spinning Disk
Instrument ID
scope-3i-csu-w1-spinning-disk
Manufacturer
3i / Zeiss
Model
Marianas CSU-W1 Spinning Disk Confocal
Stand
inverted
Location
BioCity, 5th floor, room 5149
Purchased
โ€”
Funding
โ€”
Modalities
confocal_spinning_disk FRAP photoactivation
Modules
FRAP piezo_z_stage hardware_autofocus incubation

Capabilities

  • Notes: Confocal spinning-disk microscope (inverted) with 50 ยตm pinholes. Optimized for fast, gentle imaging of live samples and large fields of view. Imaging modes: Confocal (spinning disk), Live-cell time-lapse, FRAP, Photoactivation.

Software Environment

  • 3i SlideBook


    Component: acquisition
    Version: 6


Hardware Configuration

๐Ÿ’ก Light Sources

  • 405 nm


    Type: laser
    Wavelength: 405 nm
    Power: 100 mW

  • 488 nm


    Type: laser
    Wavelength: 488 nm
    Power: 150 mW

  • 561 nm


    Type: laser
    Wavelength: 561 nm
    Power: 100 mW

  • 640 nm


    Type: laser
    Wavelength: 640 nm
    Power: 100 mW

  • 730 nm


    Type: laser
    Wavelength: 730 nm
    Power: 40 mW

๐Ÿ“ท Detectors

  • Hamamatsu Orca Flash4.0


    Type: sCMOS
    2048 x 2048 pixels, 6.5 x 6.5 ยตm pixel size

  • Photometrics Evolve


    Type: EMCCD
    10 MHz back-illuminated EMCCD, 512 x 512 pixels, 16 x 16 ยตm pixel size

๐Ÿ”ฌ Objectives

  • Plan Apochromat 10x
    10x_air


    Mag: 10.0x | NA: 0.45
    Immersion: air
    WD: 2.0 mm
    Correction: plan_apochromat

  • Plan Apochromat 20x
    20x_air


    Mag: 20.0x | NA: 0.8
    Immersion: air
    WD: 0.55 mm
    Correction: plan_apochromat

  • LD C-Apochromat 40x
    40x_water


    Mag: 40.0x | NA: 1.1
    Immersion: water
    WD: 0.62 mm
    Correction: apochromat
    Capabilities: cover glass 0.17

  • LD Plan-Neofluar 63x
    63x_air


    Mag: 63.0x | NA: 0.75
    Immersion: air
    WD: 1.7 mm
    Correction: fluorite
    Capabilities: cover glass 0.75

  • LD C-Apochromat 63x
    63x_water


    Mag: 63.0x | NA: 1.15
    Immersion: water
    WD: 0.60 mm
    Correction: apochromat
    Capabilities: cover glass 0.17

  • Plan Apochromat 63x
    63x_oil


    Mag: 63.0x | NA: 1.4
    Immersion: oil
    WD: 0.19 mm
    Correction: plan_apochromat

  • Plan Apochromat 100x
    100x_oil


    Mag: 100.0x | NA: 1.4
    Immersion: oil
    WD: 0.17 mm
    Correction: plan_apochromat

๐ŸŽ›๏ธ Filters & Splitters

  • Optical Filters


    • Quad-band Dichroic


    EX: 440/40; 521/21; 607/34; 700/45 | EM: -

    • DAPI


    EX: - | EM: 445/45

    • GFP


    EX: - | EM: 525/50

    • Cy3/Alexa 568


    EX: - | EM: 617/73 or 600/37

    • Cy5/Alexa 647


    EX: - | EM: 692/40

    • Alexa 750


    EX: - | EM: 809/81

๐Ÿ” Magnification Changers

No magnification changers recorded.


QC Metrics: Latest Measurements

๐Ÿ”ฆ Laser Performance

No laser performance metrics recorded recently.

๐Ÿ”ฌ Optical Resolution (PSF & Alignment)

No recent PSF or chromatic shift metrics available for any objectives.

Objectives without recent data
  • 10x Air (10x_air)

  • 20x Air (20x_air)

  • 40x Water (40x_water)

  • 63x Air (63x_air)

  • 63x Water (63x_water)

  • 63x Oil (63x_oil)

  • 100x Oil (100x_oil)