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News Release from: Nikon UK | Subject: C1 Digital Eclipse
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 26 May 2004
Three-laser unit in this confocal system
Offers increased flexibility, for example with the argon ion laser mounted in the centre position, a wide variety of helium neon and solid state lasers can be installed
Nikon Instruments's newly upgraded C1 Digital Eclipse modular confocal microscope system now boasts a new three-laser unit allowing researchers more flexibility in their experimental set-up Additional software has also been provided enabling advanced instrument control
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 28 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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New software features enable the ability to merge stacks of fluorescence confocal data with single frame transmission images, permitting exact matching of confocal data frames with DIC section thickness.
Transparency and brightness is, in addition, independently controllable.
Animation features allow movement of steps within a stack over time, or, if preferred, the projection of a stack by either maximum projection or sum projection can be changed over time - in just a few mouse clicks.
A selection of standard macros, including Frap and Fret, is also included.
Ratio fluorescence EZC1 v2.1 allows the display of a live update graph of fluorescence intensity data simultaneously with the display image.
This ensures direct control of the AOM devices in front of gas lasers, and also directly modulates the new solid-state laser selections.
In addition to these new features, the C1 system maintains the largest number of laser types, detection channels, and easily interchanges filters to quickly match fluorescent dyes and probes.
It also supports any imaging technique, including: simultaneous 3-channel confocal fluorescence, confocal fluorescence plus diascopoic DIC, time-lapse recording, and spatial analysis.
The C1 System continues to utilise its intuitive graphical user interface software for multifaceted microscopic analysis ensuring easy installation.
All in account, this system obtains a fluorescence image 3X brighter than previous Nikon models and increases the S/N ratio 7-fold over previous Nikon models. Request a free brochure from Nikon UK ...
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