Ultima IV
We have three models of “Ultima IV” 2PLSM stations, produced by Prairie Technologies, Inc., Middleton, WI (a Bruker Corporation).
The setups allow imaging in vivo - even on the behaving animal, active on, e. g. a track ball - and include high quality objectives, image scanners, rapid scanners (AOD or resonant galvanometric), and independently controllable scanners for chemical activation purposes.
The system include up to four detectors of which at least three highly efficient (40% QE in the visible wavelength range) GaAsP PMT tube detectors (cooled by Peltier elements). The laser sources are group wave dispersion compensated ultra-fast laser units emitting wave lengths in the range 680nm-1080nm/1300nm.
The setups also include a state of the art data acquisition software (uses "Prairie View"), which, in coordination with the high-end user electronics, also allows for time coordinated image scanning, chemical activation and control of external processes.
More details
- The microscope system
- The laser sources:
- The GaAsP detectors
- The objectives
MOM
We have one model of "MOM" 2PLSM station produced by Sutter Instruments Corp., Novato, CA.
This setup is optimized for in vivo laser scanning microscopy on the behaving animal. It is equipped with a track ball. A high quality objective is provided. The light detectors are GaAsP PMT tubes (not cooled). The laser is a GVD compensated ultra fast Ti:Sap laser emitting light in the wavelength range 690nm-1060nm at typically 70fsec pulse width.