Super-resolution Microscopes: Abbelight SAFe 360 single-molecule localisation microscope (516A)
The Abbelight SAFe 360 is an inverted single-molecule localisation microscope (SMLM) that features the SAFe Light excitation module with Adaptive Scanning for Tuneable Excitation Regions (ASTER), a hybrid scanning and wide-field illumination technique for TIRF and 2D/3D SMLM that offers a large and homogeneously illuminated field of view of 150 x 150 um^2. Excitation modes include epi-, HILO (highly inclined and laminated optical sheet), and TIRF.
The microscope is built around a Nikon ECLIPSE Ti2 body and is controlled by NEO software and equipped with two identical Hamamatsu ORCA-Fusion BT sCMOS cameras for simultaneous dual-channel acquisition.
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Features:
- 2D/3D PALM/STORM/PAINT
- Spectral demixing with far red fluorophores (Alexa Fluor 647, CF®660, and CF®680 recommended)
- 2 x Hamamatsu ORCA-Fusion BT sCMOS cameras (95 % quantum efficiency)
- Mad City Labs motorised xyz stage incorporating a 100-µm piezo z-drive
- Nikon Perfect Focus System for focus stabilisation
- Epi-, HILO, and TIRF illumination
- Okolab stage-top incubator with temperature and CO2 control
- SMART Flow fluidic system for liquid handling
Objective:
- CFI Apo TIRF 100XC/1.49 NA oil-immersion
Lasers:
- 405 nm (60 mW)
- 488 nm (120 mW)
- 561 nm (240 mW)
- 640 nm (600 mW)
To cite the use of the Abbelight SAFe 360 SMLM in a manuscript, please refer to the following suggestion:
“Image acquisition was performed using a Nikon CFI Apo TIRF 100x/1.49 NA oil-immersion objective on a single-molecule localisation microscope (SAFe 360; Abbelight, France) built around a Nikon ECLIPSE Ti2 body and equipped with two ORCA-Fusion BT sCMOS cameras (Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan) and controlled by Abbelight NEO software.”
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