The Thunder widefeld microscope will provide clear details in real time without out of focus blur utilizing Leica's Computational Clearing. The Thunder will allow for optimal physiological conditions, keeping photobleaching to a minimum while providing high performance imaging.
- Motorized DMi8 microscope
- Fully automated for bulk plate imaging
- Highly sensitive K8 camera
- Multi-line, high-intensity fluorescence LED light source
- 750 near IR imaging
- Can do large scale screens
- Live cell imaging with a Tokai Hit stage top incubator
- Computational clearing to minimize out of focus blur
Objectives:
- N PLAN 5x/0.2
- HC FL PLAN 10x/0.25
- HC PL FL L 20x/0.4 CORR
- HC PL FLUOTAR 40x/1.3 oil
- HC PL APO 63x/1.4-0.6 oil
- HC PL APO 100x/1.4 oil
Camera:
- Leica K8 camera
- sharp images even in extreme low light imaging conditions
- CMOS with 95% QE
Light source and Filter cubes:
- leica LED8 light source: 395, 438, 475, 511, 555, 575, 635, 730 nm
- 2 quad bands: DAPI, FITC, TRITC, Cy5, mCherry, CFP, YFP, Cy7
Stage inserts:
- 96 well plates
Navigator software
Primary contact
April Reedy, PhD april.reedy@emory.edu