Leica SP8 STED 3X

A point scanning confocal microscope built on an inverted DMi8 stand which includes a motorized XYZ stage for easy navigation and multiposition imaging. The system is equipped with a 405 nm, 440 nm and a white light laser (WLL), which allows any excitation wavelength between 470 nm – 670 nm to be selected for imaging. Also included are 5 spectral detectors (2 standard PMT, 3 GaAsP HyDs) and a transmitted light detector. Additional capabilities on this system are STED (STimulated Emission Depletion) super-resolution imaging, allowing lateral resolution down to 40 nm and axial resolution to 120 nm. This system is also capable of fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) and FRET.