Institut du Cerveau
Olivier Renaud
Paris Brain Institute - ICM
47 Boulevard de l’Hôpital
Paris 75013
https://quant.institutducerveau.org
RRID: RRID:SCR_026393
(Equipment No Longer Active At this Facility)
Nikon A1R Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
Fully automated A1 offers standard paired galvanometers with high resolution scanning at up to 4096 x 4096 pixels. The A1R model incorporates a hybrid scanner system utilizing a high speed resonant galvanometer capable of acquisitions up to 240 frames per second. Both scanners can be used simultaneously for experiments requiring acquisition and photoactivation by concurrently scanning the specimen. This supports advanced research methods using photoactivation fluorescence proteins and facilitates high-speed, live-cell work with a huge array of new imaging strategies. A spectral imaging detector further enables the A1 and A1R models to obtain up to 32 discreet spectral bandwidths of data in one acquisition, with spectral unmixing capabilities. The total system is controlled through NIS-Elements C applications software, which also enables full control of the Nikon Ti-E research inverted microscope equipped with Nikon's Focus System (PFS), widefield CCD cameras and an array of hardware devices. [Product Link]
RRID:SCR_020317
Confocal/ Super Resolution Microscope
High Content Screening
Light Sheet Microscopy
Live Cell Imaging
Multiphoton Microscopy
Spinning Disk Confocal Imaging
STED Nanoscopy
Transmission Electron Microscopy
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