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Olympus BX60

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Olympus BX60
Manufacturer
Olympus/Evident
Model
BX60
Stand
Upright
Eyepieces
Trinocular
Location
—
Purchased
—
Funding
—
Modalities
Widefield Fluorescence Transmitted Brightfield Phase Contrast


Software Environment

  • Olympus Cell^D
    Acquisition
    Role: Acquisition

Hardware Configuration

💡 Light Sources

  • Halogen Lamp Olympus 12V 100W halogen bulb
    Olympus
    Type: Halogen Lamp
    Role: Transmitted Illumination
    Power: 100 W
    Notes: Transmitted brightfield and phase contrast source. Broadband illumination.

  • Arc Lamp Osram HBO 103W short arc bulb
    Osram
    Type: Arc Lamp
    Power: 103 W
    Notes: Fluorescence excitation source. Broadband illumination.

📷 Detectors

  • Olympus DP71
    Charge-Coupled Device
    Type: Charge-Coupled Device
    Pixel pitch: 6.45 µm
    Sensor format: 4080 x 3072
    Notes: 1.45 megapixel CCD that uses pixel-shifting to achieve 12.5 megapixel resolution.

🔬 Objectives

  • PlanC 4x/0.10 4x/0.1 AIR
    Olympus
    Model: PlanC 4x/0.10
    Magnification / NA: 4x/0.1
    Immersion: Air
    Correction: Plan Achromat
    Working distance: 18.5 mm
    AFC compatible: No
    Installed: Yes

  • UPlanFl 10x/0.30 Ph1 10x/0.3 AIR
    Olympus
    Model: UPlanFl 10x/0.30 Ph1
    Magnification / NA: 10x/0.3
    Immersion: Air
    Correction: Plan Fluorite
    Working distance: 10.0 mm
    AFC compatible: No
    Installed: Yes
    Specialties: phase

  • UPlanFl 20x/0.50 Ph1 20x/0.5 AIR
    Olympus
    Model: UPlanFl 20x/0.50 Ph1
    Magnification / NA: 20x/0.5
    Immersion: Air
    Correction: Plan Fluorite
    Working distance: 2.1 mm
    AFC compatible: No
    Installed: Yes
    Specialties: phase

  • UPlanFl 40x/0.75 Ph2 40x/0.75 AIR
    Olympus
    Model: UPlanFl 40x/0.75 Ph2
    Magnification / NA: 40x/0.75
    Immersion: Air
    Correction: Plan Fluorite
    Working distance: 0.51 mm
    AFC compatible: No
    Installed: Yes
    Specialties: phase

  • UPlanApo 100x/1.35 Oil Iris Ph3 100x/1.35 OIL
    Olympus
    Model: UPlanApo 100x/1.35 Oil Iris Ph3
    Magnification / NA: 100x/1.35
    Immersion: Oil
    Correction: Plan Apochromat
    Working distance: 0.17 mm
    AFC compatible: No
    Installed: Yes
    Specialties: phase
    Notes: Includes adjustable iris

  • UPlanFl 60x/1.25 Oil Iris Ph3 60x/1.25 OILAsk Staff to Install
    Olympus
    Model: UPlanFl 60x/1.25 Oil Iris Ph3
    Magnification / NA: 60x/1.25
    Immersion: Oil
    Correction: Plan Fluorite
    AFC compatible: No
    Installed: No
    Specialties: phase
    Notes: Optional objective. Includes adjustable iris.

🎛️ Optical Path Elements

  • Fluorescence Turret
    Cube
    Element type: Turret
    Pos 1: U-MWU (DAPI) (U-MWU) — Excitation: 355/50 nm. Dichroic Cutoff: 400 nm.
    Pos 2: U-MWIB (GFP wide) (U-MWIB) — Excitation: 475/30 nm. Dichroic Cutoff: 505 nm.
    Pos 3: U-MWIG (Alexa 546 / TRITC) (U-MWIG) — Excitation: 535/30 nm. Dichroic Cutoff: 565 nm.
    Pos 4: U-MNIBA2 (GFP narrow) (U-MNIBA2) — emission 530/40 nm — Optional filter cube. Excitation: 480/20 nm. Dichroic Cutoff: 505 nm.

QC Metrics: Latest Measurements

🔦 Laser Performance

No laser performance metrics recorded recently.

🔬 Optical Resolution (PSF & Alignment)

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

Objectives without recent data

  • PlanC 4x/0.10 4x/0.1 AIR (4x_air)

  • UPlanFl 10x/0.30 Ph1 10x/0.3 AIR (10x_air)

  • UPlanFl 20x/0.50 Ph1 20x/0.5 AIR (20x_air)

  • UPlanFl 40x/0.75 Ph2 40x/0.75 AIR (40x_air)

  • UPlanApo 100x/1.35 Oil Iris Ph3 100x/1.35 OIL (100x_oil)

  • UPlanFl 60x/1.25 Oil Iris Ph3 60x/1.25 OIL (60x_oil)

Metadata Completeness

  • Missing required fields:

  • instrument.location — Location

  • Missing conditional fields (currently applicable):

  • software[].version — Software version

  • Legacy aliases in use (fallback accepted):

  • hardware.detectors[].pixel_size_um → hardware.detectors[].pixel_pitch_um

  • hardware.detectors[].min_nm → hardware.detectors[].collection_min_nm

  • hardware.detectors[].max_nm → hardware.detectors[].collection_max_nm

  • hardware.detectors[].channel_center_nm → hardware.detectors[].collection_center_nm

  • hardware.detectors[].bandwidth_nm → hardware.detectors[].collection_width_nm