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Zeiss Imager Z2

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Filter Cubes

Name on microscope Filter set # Excitation (nm) Beam splitter Emission (nm) Example fluorophores for cube
DAPI 49 365 395 395-495 DAPI, Dylight 350, Alexa 350, Hoechst, BFP
FITC 44 435-515 500 480-580 Alexa 488, FITC, GFP, NeuroTrace 500/525, Syto16
AF 568 31 535-595 585 560-680 Alexa 568, Cy3, tdTomato, DsRed, mCherry, mRFP, TRITC
Cy5 50 610-670 660 590-670 Alexa 647/660, Cy5, TO-PRO-3
YFP 46 475-525 515 505-565 YFP, Cy2, Alexa 488, FITC, NeuroTrace 500/525, SYBR Green 1
CFP 47 416-456 455 440-520 CFP, SYTO 45, SYTOX Blue,

The Chroma Spectraviewer web applet is useful for checking the spectra of fluorophores not liste

Objectives

Magnification Numerical Aperture Working Distance (mm) Field of view (mm) Resolution (um/pixel) Links
2.5 air 0.12 8.7 5.32 x 5.32 2.6 Fluar 2.5x/0.12
5 air 0.16 12.1 2.66 x 2.66 1.3 Plan-Apochromat 5x/0.16
10 air 0.45 2 1.33 x 1.33 0.65 Plan-Apochromat 10x/0.45 Ph1
20 air 0.8 0.55 0.665 x 0.665 0.325 Plan-Apochromat 20x/0.8
40 air 0.95 0.25 0.332 x 0.332 0.163 Plan-Apochromat 40x/0.95 Corr Ph3
63 oil 1.4 0.19 0.211 x 0.211 0.103 Plan-Apochromat 63x/1.40 Oil DIC
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