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Leica TCS SP5 Broadband Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope

Leica TCS SP5 is a broadband confocal microscope that provides the full range of scan speeds at the a high resolution. With its SP detection (five channels simultaneously) and optional AOBS (Acousto Optical Bream Splitter), the Leica TCS SP5 delivers bright, noise-free images with minimal photo damage at high speed. The system is also the platform for the new Leica DM6000 CFS (Confocal Fixed Stage) for physiological and electrophysiological experiments and for the new super resolution Leica TCS STED confocal microscope. [Product Link]

RRID:SCR_020233

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Nikon E800 E800

Building upon the success of the popular CFI60 optical system (60-millimeter parfocal distance and 25-millimeter objective thread size) first installed on the Eclipse E600, Nikon has moved a step further by introducing ultra-low magnification objectives and has increased the standard field of view to 25 millimeters. Introduced with the Eclipse E800 was a plan 0.5x magnification objective, which accommodates a 50-millimeter field of view at the unprecedented magnification of 0.5x. When coupled with a 2x projection lens, the 0.5x objective permits macrophotography at 1:1 magnification (in effect, actual size documentation). The new macro objective lens is particularly useful for investigating large specimens such as brain slices, developing embryos, and extensive tissue sections. This objective is easily accommodated into the microscope without major re-configuration, and is interchangeable with other objectives on a standard rotating nosepiece. [Product Link]

RRID:SCR_020326

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Nikon Eclipse 800 Widefield Microscope

Eclipse 800 Microscope is a premier member of Nikon's advanced research microscope line. The E800 series incorporates Nikon's CFI60 optical system that (according to them) alleviates the limitations of conventional optics, allowing for very long working distances (for a tutorial on Nikon's CFI60 Optical System, click here). This system corrects chromatic aberrations over the entire field of view, generating a very sharp, clear image over the broadest magnification range. One can also put in a broad range of accessories without affecting optical quality. The microscope is designed so that the scientist can work with ease, especially in the dark, requiring little movement to operate the control knobs and handles. The CFI60 Optical System offers a 60mm objective parfocal distance, a 25mm objective thread size and a standard 25mm field of view all of which combine to provide a higher optical quality. [Product Link]

RRID:SCR_020323

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Nanosurf Flex AFM with C3000 controller

Atomic Force Microscope

Citation IDs: FAPESP n. 2017/ 11986-5

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