Leica SP8 AOBS with gated 3D tauSTED, white light laser, lightning and FALCON
Lasers
Objectives
| Magnification | Numerical Aperture | Working Distance (mm) | Immersion | Type |
| 10x | 0.40 | 2.20 | Air | HC PL APO CS2 |
| 20x | 0.75 | 0.62 | Air | HC PL APO CS2 |
| 40x | 1.30 | 0.24 | Oil | HC PL APO CS2 |
| 63x | 1.40 | 0.14 | Oil | HC PL APO CS2 |
| 100x | 1.40 | Oil | HC PL APO STED | |
| 86x | 1.20 | Water | HC PL APO STED |
Detectors
2x spectral PMT (Photo Multiplier Tube)
2x gated spectral GaAsP HyD (Hybrid detector for gated imaging)
1x transmission PMT for brightfield, DIC and polarization
Extra info
Leica LAS-X software with navigator package
Metal-Halide lamp for EPI fluorescence
Galvo Z stage with inserts for slides & 35mm containers
Adaptive Focus Control
DMi8 inverted microscope stand with automated XY stage
Applications
Super resolution imaging with (3D) STED, combined with lifetime; Tau-STED
Confocal imaging combined with lifetime imaging; FALCON
Confocal imaging combined with deconvolution; Lightning
Spectral freedom with White Light Laser 470-670nm range
Navigator module for fast overviews