LSM 980
PAIS Multiscale Microscopy Center
ZEISS LSM 980 Confocal Microscope with Airyscan 2
Location: PAIS 2409
Equipment List

Microscope Stand
ZEISS Axio Observer 7, inverted.
Definite Focus 3 (hardware autofocus / drift correction).
Motorized XY stage.
High-speed Piezo-Z.
Objectives
| Objective | NA | Immersion | DIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10× EC Plan-Neofluar | 0.30 | Dry | DICI |
| 20× Plan-Apochromat | 0.80 | Dry | DICII |
| 40× Plan-Apochromat | 1.20 | Water | — |
| 63× Plan-Apochromat | 1.40 | Oil | DICII |
Lasers
405 nm, Violet.
445 nm, Blue.
488 nm, Cyan.
514 nm, Green.
561 nm, Yellow-Green.
639 nm, Red.
LED Widefield Illumination (Colibri S/7)
UV, 385 nm.
B, 475 nm.
Y, 555 nm.
G, Green.
R, 590 nm.
Detectors
Airyscan 2, 32-element GaAsP array, Super-resolution / MPLX.
Ch1, Multi-Alkali PMT, Standard confocal.
Ch2, GaAsP PMT, High-sensitivity.
Ch3, Multi-Alkali PMT, Standard confocal.
T-PMT, Multi-Alkali PMT, DIC / Brightfield.
Software
ZEN 3.9 (Blue edition).
Contact
For training or usage of the system, contact:
Keith Lidke, Director — klidke@unm.edu
Chitra Shaji, Manager — shajic1989@unm.edu
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