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Prairie Ultima 2

Location: HSC Room 48B / 48D

Main features of Prairie Ultima 2/Multi-Photon Confocal System:

  • Six detectors, four reflected mode Photo Multipliers Tube (PMT) detectors and two transmitted mode PMTs for second harmonic and fluorescence detection.
  • High NA water immersion optics including 16x PLANAPO LWD Nikon NA 0.8 and a PLANAPO Correction collar LWD 25x NA 1.1, 60x LUMFL water immersion Olympus NA0.8.
  • Resonance scanner for high speed imaging timelapse (~200fps depending on format)
  • Piezo Z drive for fast z acquisition, 2 inch travel, XY motorized stage
  • Fixed (Z) stage with adjustable (2 inch) travel
  • Bioscience Tools stage top incubator with heated pad, heated dish
  • Mouse Anesthesia system from VetEquip for in vivo applications (Halothane with scrubber)
  • Gas supply, 02, C02, 02/C02 mix

Imaging lasers:

  • Coherent Vision II with tuning 705-1060nm pulsed femtosecond range 4000-400mW depending on wavelength

Suggested Applications:

  • Deep live cell imaging of zebrafish, mouse in vivo, organ culture and slices, 3D cell culture
  • Multichannel fluorescence in vivo, slices or cultures
  • Tiling mosaics of fixed or live samples
  • Timelapse of whole mount, in vivo mouse, culture
  • Second harmonic imaging of collagen or other ECM

Objectives:

48B:
Objective Magnification Immersion Numerical Aperture Correction Collar Coverslip (mm) Working Distance (mm)
Apo 25 Water, Water Dipping 1.1 Corr 0-0.17 2
48D:
Objective Magnification Immersion Numerical Aperture Correction Collar Coverslip (mm) Working Distance (mm)
Plan Apo Lambda 4 Air 0.2

20

Plan Fluor 10 Air 0.3
0.17

16

UPlanFl 10 Air 0.3


LWD 16 Water Dipping 0.8
0

3

Apo 25 Water, Water Dipping 1.1 Corr 0-0.17

2

Fluor 40 Water Dipping 0.8
0

2