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Andor BC43 Benchtop Confocal

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Current Status: 🟢 Online

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Andor BC43 Benchtop Confocal
Instrument ID
scope-andor-bc43
Manufacturer
Andor
Model
BC43
Stand
benchtop
Location
BioCity, 5th floor, room 5149
Purchased
2026
Funding
Research Council of Finland FIRI funding
Modalities
confocal_spinning_disk widefield_fluorescence transmitted_brightfield phase_contrast
Modules
hardware_autofocus incubation

Capabilities

  • Notes: Benchtop microlens-spinning disk confocal with Borealis illumination and ClearView GPU-accelerated deconvolution.

Software Environment

  • Fusion BC43

    Component: acquisition
    Developer: Andor
    Version: 2.7.0

Hardware Configuration

💡 Light Sources

  • Borealis Illumination

    Type: laser
    Wavelength: 405 nm


    Part of BC43 excitation lines

  • Borealis Illumination

    Type: laser
    Wavelength: 488 nm


    Part of BC43 excitation lines

  • Borealis Illumination

    Type: laser
    Wavelength: 561 nm


    Part of BC43 excitation lines

  • Borealis Illumination

    Type: laser
    Wavelength: 638 nm


    Part of BC43 excitation lines

📷 Detectors

  • Andor 4.1 MP sCMOS

    Type: sCMOS
    6.5µm pixel, 16-bit, up to 82% QE. 18.4 mm field of view.

🔬 Objectives

  • 10X Plan Apo LD Air
    10x_air

    Mag: 10.0x | NA: 0.45
    Immersion: air
    WD: 4.0 mm
    Correction: plan_apochromat
    Capabilities: Lambda D
    Included in base BC43 CF

  • 20X Plan Apo LD Air
    20x_air

    Mag: 20.0x | NA: 0.8
    Immersion: air
    WD: 0.8 mm
    Correction: plan_apochromat
    Capabilities: Lambda D

  • 40X Plan Apo LD Air
    40x_air

    Mag: 40.0x | NA: 0.95
    Immersion: air
    WD: 0.21 mm
    Correction: plan_apochromat
    Capabilities: Lambda D

  • 40X Plan Apo LS Sil Oil
    40x_silicone

    Mag: 40.0x | NA: 1.25
    Immersion: silicone
    WD: 0.3 mm
    Correction: plan_apochromat
    Capabilities: Lambda S

  • 60X Plan Apo LD Oil
    60x_oil

    Mag: 60.0x | NA: 1.42
    Immersion: oil
    WD: 0.15 mm
    Correction: plan_apochromat
    Capabilities: Lambda D

  • 100x Plan Apo LD Oil
    100x_oil

    Mag: 100.0x | NA: 1.45
    Immersion: oil
    WD: 0.13 mm
    Correction: plan_apochromat
    Capabilities: Lambda D

🎛️ Filters & Splitters

  • Optical Filters

    • DAPI

    • GFP

    • mCherry

    • CY5

🔍 Magnification Changers

No magnification changers recorded.

QC Metrics: Latest Measurements

🔦 Laser Performance

  • laser.at_obj.405.100pct.power_mw

    18.0
    laser.at_obj.405.100pct.power_mw

  • laser.at_obj.488.100pct.power_mw

    12.0
    laser.at_obj.488.100pct.power_mw

  • laser.at_obj.561.100pct.power_mw

    13.0
    laser.at_obj.561.100pct.power_mw

  • laser.at_obj.638.100pct.power_mw

    16.0
    laser.at_obj.638.100pct.power_mw

🔬 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 Air (40x_air)

  • 40x Silicone (40x_silicone)

  • 60x Oil (60x_oil)

  • 100x Oil (100x_oil)