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Leica TCS SP5 Multiphoton

About this microscope

This microscope has been retired from service. The hardware and capabilities below are kept as a record of its final recorded configuration, so earlier work can still be described accurately.

Retired from service

This microscope is no longer available for booking. The Virtual Microscope covers microscopes currently in service, so it does not include this record.

QC and maintenance history

Manufacturer
Leica Microsystems
Model
TCS SP5 Multiphoton
Stand
Upright
Eyepieces
Trinocular
Location
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Purchased
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Funding
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Capabilities
These are the capabilities recorded for this microscope. Open the optical-route details below to see how the hardware is connected.
Confocal point scanningMultiphoton


Software

  • Leica LAS AF
    Acquisition
    Role: Acquisition
    Version: Not documented

Hardware

Light sources

  • Pulsed Near-IR Laser Coherent Chameleon Ultra II
    Coherent
    Type: Pulsed Near-IR Laser
    Role: Excitation
    Optical route: Multiphoton
    Notes: tunable 690-1040 nm

  • tunable Pulsed Near-IR Laser Coherent Compact OPO
    Coherent
    Type: Pulsed Near-IR Laser
    Role: Excitation
    Optical route: Multiphoton
    Wavelength: tunable
    Notes: extends tunable range to 1600 nm

  • Pulsed Near-IR Laser Coherent Chameleon Vision II
    Coherent
    Type: Pulsed Near-IR Laser
    Role: Excitation
    Optical route: Multiphoton
    Notes: tunable 690-1040 nm

Scanner

  • Resonant Scanner
    Type: Resonant Scanner

Detectors

  • Photomultiplier Tubes (non-descanned)
    Photomultiplier Tube
    Type: Photomultiplier Tube

Objectives

View this microscope's objectives in the catalogue

  • HCX APO L 20x/1 WATER
    Leica
    Model: HCX APO L
    Magnification / NA: 20x/1
    Immersion: Water
    Correction: Apochromat
    Working distance: 1.95 mm
    AFC compatible: No
    Installed: Yes

  • HCX IR APO L 25x/0.95 WATER
    Leica
    Model: HCX IR APO L
    Magnification / NA: 25x/0.95
    Immersion: Water
    Correction: Apochromat
    Working distance: 2.50 mm
    AFC compatible: No
    Installed: Yes

Latest QC measurements

Laser performance

No recent laser-performance measurements are recorded.

Optical resolution (PSF and alignment)

No recent PSF or chromatic-shift measurements are recorded for these objectives.

Objectives without recent measurements

  • HCX APO L 20x/1 WATER (20x_water)

  • HCX IR APO L 25x/0.95 WATER (25x_water)

Information still to confirm

Some details in the facility record are incomplete. If any of these matter for your experiment, please check them with AIC Turku staff.

  • Not yet recorded:

  • Location (instrument.location)

  • Capability axes (capabilities)

  • Optical path element ID (hardware.optical_path_elements[].id)

  • Optical path element type (hardware.optical_path_elements[].element_type)

  • Light path route type (light_paths[].route_type)

  • Details needed for this configuration:

  • Software version (software[].version)

  • Scanner line rate (Hz) (hardware.scanner.line_rate_hz)

  • Detector ID (hardware.detectors[].id)

  • Detector manufacturer (hardware.detectors[].manufacturer)