Introduction
Location: Medawar Building. Room 2.19B.
The DIVE (Deep In-Vivo Explorer) has the following features:
- A fixed-stage upright DM6 microscope stand
- The choice of standard objective lenses and special long-working distance dipping lenses for imaging deep into live and cleared specimens
- A dual-beam Coherent Discovery multiphoton laser with a tunable laser line and a fixed 1040 nm laser line
- A range of visible lasers for confocal imaging
- Spectrally tuneable imaging with non-descanned detectors using the 4Tune system.
Technical Specifications
Objective lenses
The objective lenses in the table below are installed in non-adjacent positions in the standard 6-position nosepiece for objective lenses with M25 threads. Objective lenses are not installed in all positions to prevent damage to adjacent lenses as theĀ objective lens is focused.
Position | Magnification | Type | NA | Immersion | WD | Part Number |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20x | HC PL APO CS2 | 0.75 | Air | 0.62 | 506517 |
2 | Empty | |||||
3 | 40x | HC PL APO CS2 | 1.3 | Oil | 0.24 | 506428 |
4 | Empty | |||||
5 | 63x | HX PL APO CS2 | 1.4 | Oil | 0.14 | 506350 |
6 | Empty |
There is also a 10x HC PL APO CS2 0.4 NA (P/N 506424) air lens that can be installed in the standard nosepiece if required.