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CASM Optical Microscopes

Optical Microscope Specifications

Revised 06/15/2016



Epiflorescence: BX41

STANDARD EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPES
Imaging Modalities: Fluorescence, Brightfield, Histology (color)
Software: QCapture
Camera: QColor3 (Olympus)
Light Source: Mercury Bulb

 

Filter sets
DAPI 350/50 Ex  400 Ex Dichroic 420LP Em
GFP 470/40 Ex  495 Ex Dichroic 525/50 Em
Texas Red 560/40 Ex  600 Ex Dichroic 635/60 Em
Cy5 620/60 Ex  660 Ex Dichroic 700/75 Em

 

Objectives
10x 0.30 NA air
20x  0.40 NA air
40x 0.75 NA air
60x 1.40 NA OIL
100x 1.30 NA OIL  

  

 

BX50

Imaging Modalities: Fluorescence, Brightfield, DIC
Software: QCapture
Camera: QICAM Mono 12bit
Light Source: Mercury Bulb

  

 

Filter Sets:
U-MNU* 365/10  400 Ex Dichroic 460/50 Em
GFP 470/40  495 Ex Dichroic 525/50 Em
U-MNB 480/20  500 Ex Dichroic 515LP Em
U-MNG 540/20  570 Ex Dichroic 590LP Em
U-DICT DIC    

    

Objectives:
4x 0.13 NA air
10x 0.30 NA air
20x 0.50 NA air

   

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