Biopolis Dresden Imaging Platform

WF Slide scanner Axioscan CRTD (Zeiss)

It is a Zeiss widefield System dedicated to screening of fixed samples on slides. It provides automated imaging in fluorescent and transmitted light and can process up to 100 slides in one cycle.

Category

Widefield, Slide scanner

Location

CRTD, ground floor south, LMF CMCB, room -1.120

Suitable for Specimen
Fixed samples
Tissue sections
Suitable for Technique
Multiple positions
Large area tile/mosaic scans
Microscope Stand

Zeiss Axioscan.Z1, upright stand
motorized objective revolver, motorized z-focus

Objectives

5x/0.25 Fluar, Air, Zeiss

Immersion: Air
Coverslip Thickness: 0.17
Working Distance: 12.5 mm
Thread: M27
Tube Length: infinity
Objective ID: CMCB 177 5x/0.25 Zeiss
Order Number: 420130-9900-000

10x/0.45 Plan-Apochromat, Air, Zeiss

Immersion: Air
Coverslip Thickness: 0.17
Working Distance: 2 mm
Nomarski Prism: Planapo 10/0,45 II (1045-073)
Thread: M27
Tube Length: infinity
Objective ID: CMCB 178 10x/0.45 Zeiss
Order Number: 420640-9900-000

20x/0.8 Plan-Apochromat, Air, DIC, Zeiss

Immersion: Air
Coverslip Thickness: 0.17
Working Distance: 0.55 mm
Nomarski Prism: EC PN 10/0,30 I, 20/0,50 II, PA 20/0,80 II (426940)
Thread: M27
Tube Length: infinity
Objective ID: CMCB 179 20x/0.8 Zeiss
Order Number: 420650-9901-000

40x/0.95 Plan-Apochromat, Air, DIC, Zeiss

Immersion: Air
Coverslip Thickness: 0.17
Working Distance: 0.25 mm
Nomarski Prism: EC PN and Fluar 40/1,3 III; PA 40/0,95 III (426944)
Thread: M27
Tube Length: infinity
Objective ID: CMCB 180 40x/0.95 Zeiss
Order Number: 420660-9970-000

20x/0.5 EC Plan-Neofluar, Air, DIC, Zeiss

Immersion: Air
Coverslip Thickness: 0.17
Working Distance: 2 mm
Nomarski Prism: EC PN 10/0,30 I, 20/0,50 II, PA 20/0,80 II (426940)
Thread: M27
Tube Length: infinity
Objective ID: CMCB 201 20x/0.5 Zeiss
Order Number: 420350-9900-000
Inventory Number: 25177348
Condenser

BF, Ring Aperture Contrast (RAC)
motorized

Fluorescence Filter Cubes

motorized revolver

DAPI (set 49)

single cube for Alexa 350, DAPI

  • BP 387/11 (BP 381-392), excitation filter, bandpass, Zeiss
  • LP 395, dichromatic mirror, longpass, Zeiss
  • BP 445/50 (BP 420-470), emission filter, bandpass, Zeiss

Zeiss, set 49

GFP (set 38 HE)

single cube for Alexa488/GFP, FITC

  • LP 495, dichromatic mirror, longpass, Chroma
  • BP 525/50 (BP 500-550), emission filter, bandpass, Chroma

Zeiss, set 38 HE

Cy3 (set 43 HE)

single cube for Alexa555/Cy3/RFP, TRITC

  • LP 570, dichromatic mirror, longpass, Zeiss
  • BP 605/70 (BP 570-640), emission filter, bandpass, Zeiss

Zeiss, set 43 HE

RFP (set 64 HE)

single cube for Alexa555/Cy3/RFP, TRITC

  • LP 605, dichromatic mirror, longpass, Zeiss
  • BP 647/70 (BP 612-682), emission filter, bandpass, Zeiss

Zeiss, set 64 HE

Cy5 (set 50)

single cube for Alexa633/Cy5

  • LP 660, dichromatic mirror, longpass, Zeiss
  • BP 690/50 (BP 665-715), emission filter, bandpass, Zeiss

Zeiss, set 50

Additional Filters

DAPI, GFP, Cy3, RFP, Cy5

  • BP 387/11 (BP 381-392), excitation filter, bandpass, Zeiss
  • BP 470/40 (BP 450-490), excitation filter, bandpass, Chroma
  • BP 550/25 (BP 525-575), excitation filter, bandpass, Zeiss
  • BP 587/25 (BP 575-600), excitation filter, bandpass, Zeiss
  • BP 640/30 (BP 625-655), excitation filter, bandpass, Zeiss
Transmitted Illumination

LED (LED)

Fluorescence Illumination

HXP 120C

Zeiss, Metal halide lamp, 120W, integrated
Camera

Hitachi HV-F202SC, Color CCD camera, dexel size 4.4 µm

port top port
magnification 1x
bit depth 24 bit
sensor size 7.176 x 5.319 mm
maximum frame size 1600 x 1200 dexel
maximum full chip frame rate 30 fps

Hamamatsu Orca Flash 4.0 V2, Monochrome sCMOS camera, dexel size 6.5 µm

port top port
magnification 1x
bit depth 16 bit
sensor size 13.3 x 13.3 mm
maximum frame size 2048 x 2048 dexel
maximum full chip frame rate 100 fps
XY Stage

motorized stage

Zeiss Präzisions-Scanningtisch 300x100mm

Computer

HP Z820 Workstation

Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) operating system

  • 128 GB RAM
  • Intel Xeon E5-2643 CPU
  • AMD FirePro V5900 (2GB) grafic card
  • 30" display
  • CRTD-AXIOSCAN
Software

Zeiss ZEN 2 (blue),

  • 852215162
  • Advanced Processing
  • Experiment Designer
  • Extended Focus
  • Measurement
  • Multi channel acquisition
  • Software Autofocus
  • Tiles
  • Z-stack
Additional Information
  • Inventory Number 101631/00
  • SIP Number 4631000272
  • Contact for Service Hr. Thomas Betz (0171/2247081), Hr. Ralf Compart (0171/2247121))