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Nikon SDC Specifications

Type: Spinning disc confocal
Purpose: Rapid 2D and 3D imaging of samples
Fixed cells: Yes
Live cells: Yes
FPBase link: https://www.fpbase.org/microscope/X6ne45wr4DYFPsgc5nPrKo
Tag: None
Room: C350A

Software:

  • NIS Elements - v5.42.03

HASP: 293CDCAA
Base: Nikon TiE
XY Stage: Motorized

Z:

  • Ti Z drive
  • MCL Piezo Z - 100 µm

Autofocus: PFS 3

Environment control: 

  • Oko Labs enclosure: CO2, Humidity, Temperature

Scan head: Yokogawa CSU-X1

Light source:

  • LUNV22 70186
  • Lasers: 405, 445, 488, 515, 561, 594, 640

Emission Filters

Vendor Model Center Width Min Max  Common Fluorophores
Chroma ETDAPI-Cy5 m Lot 314725 437 18 428 446 DAPI. BFP
Chroma ET482/27m 482 34 465 499 CFP
Chroma ET525/50m 525 50 500 550 GFP, FITC, Alexa Fluor 488
Chroma ET540/30m 540 30 525 555 YFP
Chroma ET620/60m 620 60 590 650 TRITC, Texas Red, dsRed, Alexa Fluor 568
Chroma ET630/30m 630 30 615 645 mCherry
Chroma ETDAPI-Cy5 m Lot 314725 705 68 671 739 Cy5, Alexa Fluor 647, Draq5

Dichroics

  • Chroma ZT405/488/561/640rpcv2
  • Chroma ZT44/514/594rpc

Objectives

Magnification NA Medium
4 0.2 Air
10 0.45 Air
20 0.75 Air
40 0.95 Air
100 1.4 Oil

Detectors

  • EMCCD
  • Andor IXon 888 Ultra
  • S/N: X-9963