Technical specification

Leica SP8X


Microscope - DMi8

Motorization

  • nosepiece
  • condensers
  • BP filter turret
  • Z - drive
  • Super galvo Z drive
  • XY stage
  • analyzer
  • epifluorescence shutter
  • light-path
  • diascopic illumination

Objectives

* DIC available

CCD camera


WF excitation source


FilterCubes (WF fluorescence)

  • DAPI Ex.BP360/40-DM400-Em.470/40
  • GFP (for AlexaFluor488) Ex.BP470/40-DM500-Em.BP525/50
  • DsRED (for AlexaFluor568) Ex.BP546/11-DM560-Em.BP605/75
  • Y5 (for AlexaFluor633) Ex.BP620/60-DM660-Em.BP700/75


Laser scanning confocal system

Laser lines

  • 405nm diode/50mW DMOD Flexible
  • 488nm line Ar (AOTF)*
  • 458nm line Ar (AOTF)*
  • 476nm line Ar (AOTF)*
  • 488nm line Ar (AOTF)*
  • 596nm line Ar (AOTF)*
  • 514nm line Ar (AOTF)*
  • 470nm-670nm 80MHz pulse continuum WLL2 **

* total combined power - 65mW

** avrg. 1.5mW/1nm

Dichroics - Excitation/Emission separation

  • Acousto Optical Beam Splitter available to couple up to 8 independent laser lines simuntaneusly (separation at least 5nm). Servers as dichroic mirrors and emmision filters

Emmision spectral detection

  • Dispersion of emmision signal on glass prism.
  • Detectino of up to four channesl on 2xhybrid detectors and 2xclassical PMTs
  • Detection range 400nm-800nm
  • Transmition light detector for "confocal" DIC

Scanners

  • FOV scanner for large field of view scanning up to 7fps (512x512px), 22mm diagonal FOV, up to 8192x8192px
  • Resonant scanner for fast scanning at 28fps (512x512px), 13mm diagonal, up to 1024x1024px

Live cell attachments

  • Adaptive Focus Control with active retaining of focus position (feedback)
  • Enclosement of the system in heated box
  • Compatible with OKOlab stage top incubators (6/12/24 well plates, u-slides, 35mm dishes)
  • Regulation of temperature, CO2 and O2 concentration, humidifier
  • Compatible with live cell super galvo fast Z-scanning