Facilities

Meridian Ultima Confocal Microscope

• Equipped with a multi-line, UV/Visible Coherent Enterprise argon ion laser and a 90 MHz Pentium computer
• Capable of simultaneous, two wavelength excitation
• Three photomultiplier tubes and an array of detection filter sets
• Switching between UV and visible light can be accomplished in 4 microseconds
• Laser intensity regulation and duty cycle is controlled via 2 accousto-optic modulators and neutral density filters.
• Dual stage scanning system is comprised of a galvanometric mirror (X-axis) and motorized stage (Y-and X axis)
• Confocal pinholes of 40 - 1,600 micrometers are computer-positioned and aligned