Leica SP8 AOTF confocal microscope

Location: Life&Brain research center, 1st Floor

Technical information:

Objectives

Magnification Type NA Immersion WD (mm) #
10x HCX PL APO 0.40 dry 2.2 (15)506285
20x HCX APO 0.95 BABB 1.95 (15)507702
25x HC PL FLUOTAR 0.95 water 2.5 (11)506374
40x HC PL APO 1.1 corr water 0.65 (15)506357
63x HC PL APO 1.2 corr water 0.3 (11)506346
63x HC PL APO 1.3 corr glycerol 0.3 (11)506353

Lasers

Solid-state lasers (405, 488, 552 and 638 nm)

Frequency-tunable pulsed laser (470 nm)

Detectors

Four HyD detectors, one PMT

Accessories

Mounting stage for whole-brain samples.

BABB compatible objective.

SMD (Single Molecule Detection) unit for FLIM measurements (470 nm pulsed laser)

Software

LAS AF v3.x

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemainschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) – Projektnummer 266686698