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FV3000

  • new latest generation Olympus Fluoview 3000 Confocal Microscope 
  • Inverted microscope (IX81)
  • 405, 488, 543 and 633 nm lasers 
  • 2 Hybrid high sensitivity GaAsP detectors
  • 2 standard PMT detectors
  • Resonance scanner and standard Galvo scanner
  • Live cell incubation , CO2 Temp control
  • 30x and 40x Silicon lens for live cell imaging , with long working distance
  • 20x , 60x , 100x (xline) standard immersion oil  
  • Cell Sens installed and latest FV acquisition software
  • Second processing PC for deconvolution , image processing with Huygens software
  • Location : Basement Human Biology Building 
  • FV3000 confocal microscope manual 
  • Contact : Dr. Peter Owens
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FV1000

  • Olympus Fluoview 1000 Confocal Microscope with Picoquant fluorescence lifetime imaging.
  • Contrast in image is provided in terms of fluorescence lifetime rather than intensity.
  • Possible to perform FLIM, FRET and FCS experiments. 
  • Inverted microscope (IX71)
  • pulsed 488nm laser , picosecond lifetime discrimination
  • Avalanche Photo diode detection
  • standard fv1000 confocal setup - 405, 473, 546, 633 nm excitation
  • Multi area scanning and time lapse functionality
  • Location First floor south Biosciences Research Building
  • Contact : Dr. Peter Owens