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Confocal Laser Scanning Biological Microscope FV10i : Specification

[W]=FV10i-W,     [O]=FV10i-O

Laser light source Ultraviolet / Visible light LD lasers: 405nm(18mW),473nm(12.5mW), 559nm(15mW),635nm(10mW)
Modulation: Continuously Variable by the LD direct modulation (0.1%-100%, 0.1% inclement)
Line return period - laser OFF
Scanning Scanning method 2 galvanometer scanning mirrors
Scanning mode Pixel size: 256 × 256 - 1024 × 1024
Scanning speed: 1.1 s / frame (for pixel size 512 × 512, High Speed scanning mode)
Focusing scanning: High frame rate scan by Y- direction interlace scanning (×1, ×2, ×4)
Dimension: XYT, XYZ, XYZT
Rotation scanning: 0-359.9° in 0.1° increments
Detection Detector module Fluorescence: 2 channels, Phase Contrast: 1 channel
Variable barrier filter mechanism for fluorescence channel by diffraction grating and slit
Detection method Analog integration detection by Photomultiplier
Pinhole Single motorized pinhone
Pinhole diameter: Ø50-800µm automatic setting (adjustable to ×1.0, ×1.5, ×2.0, and ×2.5)
Field number 18
Optical zoom 10× objectives: 1× — 6× in 0.1× increments
60× objectives: 1× — 10× in 0.1× increments
Automatic Exposure Automatic setting of the laser intensity and photomultiplier sensitivity to fluorescence intensity.
Focus Z-drive Motorized focus
Minimum increment: 0.01µm
Objectives Exclusively designed 10× phase contrast objective / NA 0.4 (equivalent to UPLSAPO 10x)
Exclusively designed 60× phase contrast water-immersion objective / NA 1.2 (equivalent to UPLSAPO 60× W) / with motorized
correction collar[W]
Exclusively designed 60× phase contrast oil-immersion objective / NA 1.35 (equivalent to UPLSAPO 60× O) [O]
Automatic focus (AF) Automatic detection of interface between specimen and cover glass by laser reflection light detection
Automatic detection of cover glass thickness and automatic setting of motorized correction collar[W]
Water supply[W] Automatic water supply and air cleaning mechanism for 60× Water-immersion objective
Oil supply[O] Manual
As supporting mechanism, automatic moving of XY stage to oil supply position when switching to 60x
XY stage XY driving method Motorized XY stage module by stepping motor
Minimum increment: 0.3µm
Specimen holder Only the dedicated specimen holder can be mounted
For three glass bottom dishes with 35mm diameter[W], For one set of cover glass chamber (8 wells type)[W]
Culture pod (for a glass bottom dish with 35mm diameter) [W], For a glass slide
For a glass bottom dish with 35mm diameter[O]
Incubator[W] Room environment:[W] Temperature: 37±1°C Humidity: more than 90%
CO2 concentration: 5% (recommended), 1 - joint fitting (ø2mm) for exterior CO2 adjustor
Heating method[W] Non-contact heating by resistive heater mounted on frame section
Control device Controller Dedicated controller PC/AT-compatible
OS: Windows Vista Business, 32 bit (English version), CPU: Intel Core2Duo 3.0GHz
RAM: 2GB × 2, HDD: 320GB × 2, Special PCI-Express I/F board built-in, Media: DVD-Multi drive built-in
LCD monitor 24 inch LCD monitor × 1, WUXGA (1920×1200)
Main software feature Image acquisition mode Map image, one shot, time-lapse (XYT), Z-stack (XYZ), Z-stack time-lapse (XYZT), multi area time-lapse (Multi Area XYT), multi
area Z-stack time-lapse (Multi Area XYZT)
Specimen setting Automatic setting for fluorescence channel and laser according to Dye selected from Dye list
Map image acquisition Automatic selection of map image of 3×3 - 9x9 fields according to 10× objective lens, and manual selection of map acquisition area.
Multi area time-lapse Automatic multi area time-lapse by motorized XY stage
Setting for each registered point: Image size, scanning speed, cross talk reduction, pinhole diameter,
rotation angle, galvano zoom, acquisition channel, laser power, PMT sensitivity, Z condition
Maximum resister number: 10 items per one container
Maximum interval time: one hour
Maximum acquisition number of times: 3000 times per one point
Image acquisition area Area appointment: All area, clipping square area (minimum area: 96 × 96 pixels)
Image display Display by channel, overlapping display, image in progress review
Cross talk reduction Line sequential action (2 channel), or frame sequential action (3 channel and 4 channel)
Acquisition image file type OLYMPUS image format (OIF)
"Image file type available
for viewing"
OLYMPUS image format (OIF, OIB), Multi-TIFF format (8/16 bit grey scale, index color, 24/32/48 bit color),
JPEG, BMP, TIFF
Image editing LUT: pseudo color setting, contrast adjustment, Comment: inputting graphic, text, scale etc., image extraction, combination
3D image construction 3D display: AlphaBrend method, Maximum intensity projection method 3D animation display, free orientation of cross section display
Image processing Various types of image filter: Median, Enhanced Edge, etc.
Calculations: inter-image, arithmetic and logical operation
Image analysis Area and perimeter measurement, time-lapse measurement, colocalization analysis
Room environment Temperature 18-28°C
Humidity 30-80% (non condensing)

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