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Leica SP8

  • Microscope Frame: Leica DMi6000

  • Objectives: 10x/0.4, 20x/0.75, 40x/1.1 W CORR, 63x/1.2 W CORR, 63x/1.4 Oil, 100x/1.44 Oil CORR

  • Bright-field Mode: BF, DIC

  • Auto-focusing: Leica (hardware)

  • Axial Scan: Motorized stage, and motorized objectives

  • Live Experiment Support: Heated live chamber (37 deg.) and 5% CO2 (humidified)

  • Optical Bench: Leica Active

  • Sample Holder: universal slide/dish, 96-well plate

  • Maintenance Contract: Leica, Platinium until Feb 2026

Confocal Imaging 

 

  • Point Scanning

  • Lasers: 405 nm, 458 nm, 488 nm, 514 nm, 561 nm, & 633 nm

  • Detectors:

    • 2 x Hybrid

    • 2 x PMT

    • 1 x Trans PMT

  • Detection Mode:

    • Confocal,

    • Hyperspectral Imaging,

    • Spectral Unmixing

  • Control Software: Leica LAS X

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Workstation 

 

  • hp Z640

  • CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650

  • OS: Windows 10​

  • RAM: 32 GB

  • Local Data Storage: 3.63 TB (RAID 0)​

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Lab: CRPC 3.15   

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