16. AMBIO Nikon TIRF/STORM

16. AMBIO Nikon TIRF/STORM

Description

Imaging modes

  • Widefield EPI fluorescence (DAPI, GFP, mCherry, Cy5)
  • Phase (10x, 20x)
  • DIC (20x, 40x, 100x)
  • TIRF (adhesive cell membrane), motorized TIRF angle 
  • dSTORM (super-resolution, single molecule localization) 
  • FRAP/ PA (photo activation/ conversion)
  • Live-cell incubator (temperature, CO2, humidity)

Lasers (max. intensities out of 100x objective)

  • 405 nm : 3.31 mW
  • 488 nm : 53.5 mW 
  • 561 nm : 37.4 mW 
  • 647 nm : 80.7 mW

Emission filters

High speed emission filter wheel (OptoSpin IV) for clean multi-color imaging:

Filter

λ/Bandwidth

GFP

525/50

mCherry

600/37

Cy5

635 LP


Emission splitter (OptoSplit III) for simultaneous 2- or 3-color imaging:

 

SD-dSTORM cube

AF568, mCherry

AF647, CF680

 

Triple cube

GFP, AF488 (525/50)

AF568, mCherry (600/37)

AF647, CF680 (700/75)

Detectors

  • Camera 1 (left port): EMCCD, Andor iXon Ultra X3 987, 512x512 pixels, 16 µm pixel size, 56 fps full frame, QE max. 90%
  • Camera 2 (right port): sCMOS, Photometrics Prime 95B (95% QE, 1200x1200 pixels, 11 µm pixel size, 41 fps full frame, 82 fps@12-bit)
  • Camera 3 (left port front): CMOS, The Imaging Source DMK 23UX249 (1920x1200 pixels, 5.86 µm pixel size, 30 fps full frame)

Objectives

Mag.

Type

Immer.

NA

WD [μm]

Info

10x

Plan Flour

Air

0.3

15,200

Ph1 DL

40x

Plan Flour

Oil

1.3

240

DIC H N2

60x

Plan Apo

Oil

1.4

130

λ

100x

Plan Apo

Oil

1.5

120

DIC H N2 TIRF

(All objectives have an external phase contrast)

Special

  • 2x beam condenser for small FOV (dSTORM)
  • Ultra-fast laser switching/ tuning (triggered acquisition)
Comments
New users - access upon training request here.
CONTACTS
ambio@charite.de
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin