Used Lab Equipment

This Olympus IMT-2 Inverted Research Microscope is used and in excellent condition. This unit does not include an Adjustable Stage, Lamp Housing, Filters, Halogen Bulb or Camera Back. Eye pieces sold separately. Exceptional versatility and convenience are the hallmarks of the new Olympus IMT-2 unique design. Switchover among five different observation methods is fast and simple, and a fixed stage system, in which specimen focus is achieved by moving the objective, assures excellent stability and enhanced reliability during time-lapse photography and micro-manipulation. With such features , the IMT-2 is the ideal instrument for advanced research in the fields of biotechnology and medicine.

Specifications:

• Plain Stage: 160 mm x 240 mm (Insert Plate Diameter: 110 mm)
• Filter Holders: 4 (Filters Not Included)
• Light Path Selector Knob: BI (Binocular Tube), OM (For 35 mm Camera Back), MTU (For Multi-Tube Attachment)
• Objectives: (1) SPlan 20PL 20x/0.46
• Objectives: (1) SPlan 40PL 40x/0.70
• Excitation Size: 22 mm
• Dichoric Size: 21 x 29 mm
• Emission Size: 20 mm

Features:

• For Microscope Illumination
• Research Grade Instrumentation
• Cold Light Source
• Continuous Intensity Adjustment
• Long Lamp Life
• Low Noise
• Low Vibration

Specifications:

• Light Source: White high-power LED
• Luminous flux: Minimum 500 lumen
• Color temperature: Typical 6000K
• Color Rendering Index: Typical 74%
• Aperture angle: Typical 0.5
• Active light guide diameter: 5mm - 14mm
• LED life (Average hours of life at 25C): 50,000/30,000 (L50/L70)

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Includes:

• (2) 10x/18 Eyepieces
• Phase Contrast
• Objectives
  • 5XC P-Achromat 
  • 10x CP-Achromat Ph1
  • 20x LD-A-Plan 

Additional Objectives and Configurations Available.  Cameras are also available.

Includes:

• (2) 10x Eyepieces
• Objectives
  • 4x
  • 10x Phase
  • 20x Phase

Additional Objectives and Configurations Available

Includes:

• Olympus IX51 Inverted Phase Contrast Microscope
• (2) 10x/22 Eyepieces
• Mechanical Stage
• Objectives
  • PhL Plan 4x DL
  • Uplan FI 10x/0.30 Ph1
  • LC Plan FI 20x/0.40 Ph1
  • LC Plan FI 40x/0.60 Ph2

Additional Objectives, Configurations, and Cameras Available

Includes:

• (2) 10x/22 Eyepieces
• Mechanical Stage
• Objectives
  • PlanFl 4x/0.13 P
  • UPlanFl 10x/0.30 Ph1
  • CPlanFl 20x/0.40 Ph1
  • Plan FL 40x
• Camera Port
• Filters
  • DAPI
  • GFP
  • RFP
• 100mg Fluorescent light w/ power supply OR Xcite 120Q Metal Halide OR Xcite 120LED Mini or Boost

Additional Objectives and Configurations Available.  Cameras are also available.

The highly innovative iXon Ultra 888 megapixel, back-illuminated EMCCD camera offers single photon sensitivity across a large field of view, at 26 fps. Building on a rich history of first to market innovation, the ‘supercharged’ iXon Ultra 888, represents a massive performance boost for the largest available EMCCD sensor, as well as the first USB 3.0 enabled EMCCD camera.

Specifications:

• Active pixels (H x V): 1024 x 1024
• Pixel size (W x H; μm ): 13 x 13
• Image area (mm): 13.3 x 13.3
• Active Area Pixel Well Depth (e-): 80,000
• Max Readout Rate (MHz): 30
• Frame rates (fps): 26 (full frame) - 9690
• Read noise (e-): <1 with EM gain
• QE Max: >95%
• Sensor QE options: #BV: Back Illuminated, standard AR coated
  

The highly innovative iXon Ultra 888 megapixel, back-illuminated EMCCD camera offers single photon sensitivity across a large field of view, at 26 fps. Building on a rich history of first to market innovation, the ‘supercharged’ iXon Ultra 888, represents a massive performance boost for the largest available EMCCD sensor, as well as the first USB 3.0 enabled EMCCD camera.

Specifications:

• Active pixels (H x V): 1024 x 1024
• Pixel size (W x H; μm ): 13 x 13
• Image area (mm): 13.3 x 13.3
• Active Area Pixel Well Depth (e-): 80,000
• Max Readout Rate (MHz): 30
• Frame rates (fps): 26 (full frame) - 9690
• Read noise (e-): <1 with EM gain
• QE Max: >95%
• Sensor QE options: UVB: Back Illuminated, standard AR with additional lumogen coating
  

The iXon Ultra 897 platform takes the popular back-illuminated 512 x 512 frame transfer sensor and overclocks readout to 17 MHz, pushing speed performance to an outstanding 56 fps (full frame), whilst maintaining single photon sensitivity and quantitative stability throughout. New Optically Centred Crop Mode unlocks unparalleled frame rate performance from centrally located ROIs, ideal for the particular speed and sensitivity requirements of super-resolution microscopy.

Specifications: 

• Active pixels (H x V): 512 x 512
• Pixel size (W x H; μm ): 16 x 16
• Image area (mm): 8.2 x 8.2
• Active Area Pixel Well Depth (e-): 180,000
• Max Readout Rate (MHz): 17
• Frame rates (fps): 56 (full frame) - 11,074
• Read noise (e-): <1 with EM gain
• QE Max: >95%
• Sensor QE options: EXF: Back illuminated, dual AR coated with fringe suppression
  
  

Andor’s new iXon Life EMCCD (Electron Multiplying CCD) platform is available exclusively for fluorescence microscopy applications and is engineered to deliver single photon sensitivity with absolutely unparalleled price/performance. The ideal detector to drive superlative performance from confocal spinning disk technology. Whilst affording superb confocality and low rates of phototoxicity, spinning disk experiments are inherently photon starved, by virtue of the photon rejection implicit to optical sectioning. The superior sensitivity of the iXon Life detector brings these low light images to life.

Specifications:

• Sensor Type: Back Illuminated, standard AR coated
• Active pixels (H x V): 1024 x 1024
• Pixel Size (H x V: µm): 13 x 13
• Image Area: 13.3 x 13.3 mm with 100% Fill Factor
• Active Area Pixel Well Depth (e-): 80,000 180,000
• Pixel Readout Rate
• Minimum Temperature, air cooled, ambient 20°C: 10 MHz -70ºC, 30 MHz•3 -55ºC
• Chiller Liquid Cooling, coolant @ 10°C, >0.75l/min: 10 MHz -80ºC, 30 MHz•3 -65ºC
• Thermostatic Precision: ± 0.01°C
• Triggering: Internal, External, External Start, External Exposure, Software Trigger
• System Window Type: UV-grade fused silica, Broadband Visible-Near Infrared, 0.5 degree wedge
• Digitization: 16-bit (at all speeds)
• PC Interface: USB 3.0•12
• Lens Mount: C-mount
• Dark Current and Background Events•4,5:
• Dark Current (e- /pixel/sec) @ -80°C: 0.00025
• Spurious Background (events/pix) @ 1000x gain / -80°C: 0.005
• Active Area Pixel Well Depth: 80,000 e-
• Gain Register Pixel Well Depth•6: 730,000 e-
• Read noise (e-) •7: <1
• Linearity•8: Better than 99.9%
• Vertical Clock Speed: 0.6 to 4.33 µs (user selectable)
• Timestamp accuracy: 10 ns

Andor’s new iXon Life EMCCD (Electron Multiplying CCD) platform is available exclusively for fluorescence microscopy applications and is engineered to deliver single photon sensitivity with absolutely unparalleled price/performance. The ideal detector to drive superlative performance from confocal spinning disk technology. Whilst affording superb confocality and low rates of phototoxicity, spinning disk experiments are inherently photon starved, by virtue of the photon rejection implicit to optical sectioning. The superior sensitivity of the iXon Life detector brings these low light images to life.

Specifications:

• Sensor Type: Back Illuminated, standard AR coated
• Active pixels (H x V): 512 x 512
• Pixel Size (H x V: µm): 16 x 16 μm
• Image Area: 8.2 x 8.2 mm with 100% Fill Factor
• Active Area Pixel Well Depth (e-): 80,000 180,000
• Pixel Readout Rate
• Minimum Temperature, air cooled, ambient 20°C: 10 MHz -70ºC, 17 MHz•3 -70ºC
• Chiller Liquid Cooling, coolant @ 10°C, >0.75l/min: 10 MHz -80ºC, 17 MHz•3 -80ºC
• Thermostatic Precision: ± 0.01°C
• Triggering: Internal, External, External Start, External Exposure, Software Trigger
• System Window Type: UV-grade fused silica, Broadband Visible-Near Infrared, 0.5 degree wedge
• Digitization: 16-bit (at all speeds)
• PC Interface: USB 2.0
• Lens Mount: C-mount
• Dark Current and Background Events•4,5:
• Dark Current (e- /pixel/sec) @ -80°C: 0.00030
• Spurious Background (events/pix) @ 1000x gain / -80°C: 0.0018
• Active Area Pixel Well Depth: 180,000 e
• Gain Register Pixel Well Depth•6: 800, 000 e
• Read noise (e-) •7: <1
• Linearity•8: Better than 99.9%
• Vertical Clock Speed: 0.3 to 3.3 µs (user selectable)
• Timestamp accuracy: 10 ns

The highly innovative, megapixel, camera offers single photon sensitivity across a large field of view, at 26 fps. Building on a rich history of first to market innovation, the ‘supercharged’ iXon Ultra 888, represents a massive performance boost for the largest available EMCCD sensor, as well as the first USB 3.0 enabled EMCCD camera. The iXon Ultra 888 has been fundamentally re-engineered to facilitate a 3x acceleration of the pixel readout speed to an unprecedented 30 MHz, whilst maintaining quantitative stability, propelling the full frame performance to video rate. Designed to be the most flexible yet easy to use EMCCD on the market, optimizable for a wide variety of application requirements in a single click via the OptAcquire™ feature. Crucially, the iXon brand carries an outstanding reputation within the industry for quality and reliability, brandishing an unparalleled track record of minimal field failures.

Specifications:

• Sensor QE: Back-illuminated, standard AR coated with fringe suppression
• Active Pixels: 1024 x 1024
• Pixel Size: 13 x 13 μm
• Image Area: 13.3 x 13.3 mm with 100% Fill Factor
• Pixel Readout Rate:
• Minimum Temperature, air cooled, ambient 20°C: 10 MHz -80ºC, 30 MHz•3 -60ºC
• Chiller Liquid Cooling, coolant @ 10°C, >0.75l/min: 10 MHz -95ºC, 30 MHz•3 -75ºC
• Thermostatic Precision: ± 0.01°C
• Triggering: Internal, External, External Start, External Exposure, Software Trigger
• System Window Type:
• #BV and BVF: UV-grade fused silica, Broadband Visible-Near Infrared, 0.5 degree wedge
• UVB, #EX, EXF: UV-grade fused silica, Broadband Vacuum Ultraviolet-Near Infrared, 0.5 degree wedge
• Digitization: 16-bit (at all speeds)
• PC Interface: USB 3.0•12
• Lens Mount: C-mount
• Direct Data: Access Camera Link 3-tap output
• Dark Current and Background Events•4,5:
• Dark Current (e- /pixel/sec) @ -80°C: 0.00025
• Dark Current (e- /pixel/sec) @ max cooling: 0.00011
• Spurious Background (events/pix) @ 1000x gain / -85°C: 0.005
• Active Area Pixel Well Depth: 80,000 e-
• Gain Register Pixel Well Depth•76: 730,000 e-
• Linearity•8: Better than 99.9%
• Vertical Clock Speed: 0.6 to 4.33 µs (user selectable)
• Timestamp Accuracy: 10 ns

The highly innovative, megapixel, camera offers single photon sensitivity across a large field of view, at 26 fps. Building on a rich history of first to market innovation, the ‘supercharged’ iXon Ultra 888, represents a massive performance boost for the largest available EMCCD sensor, as well as the first USB 3.0 enabled EMCCD camera. The iXon Ultra 888 has been fundamentally re-engineered to facilitate a 3x acceleration of the pixel readout speed to an unprecedented 30 MHz, whilst maintaining quantitative stability, propelling the full frame performance to video rate. Designed to be the most flexible yet easy to use EMCCD on the market, optimizable for a wide variety of application requirements in a single click via the OptAcquire™ feature. Crucially, the iXon brand carries an outstanding reputation within the industry for quality and reliability, brandishing an unparalleled track record of minimal field failures.

Specifications:

• Sensor QE: Back-illuminated, EX2 dual AR coated
• Active Pixels: 1024 x 1024
• Pixel Size: 13 x 13 μm
• Image Area: 13.3 x 13.3 mm with 100% Fill Factor
• Pixel Readout Rate
• Minimum Temperature, air cooled, ambient 20°C: 10 MHz -80ºC, 30 MHz•3 -60ºC
• Chiller Liquid Cooling, coolant @ 10°C, >0.75l/min: 10 MHz -95ºC, 30 MHz•3 -75ºC
• Thermostatic Precision: ± 0.01°C
• Triggering: Internal, External, External Start, External Exposure, Software Trigger
• System Window Type:
• #BV and BVF: UV-grade fused silica, Broadband Visible-Near Infrared, 0.5 degree wedge
• UVB, #EX, EXF: UV-grade fused silica, Broadband Vacuum Ultraviolet-Near Infrared, 0.5 degree wedge
• Digitization: 16-bit (at all speeds)
• PC Interface: USB 3.0•12
• Lens Mount: C-mount
• Direct Data: Access Camera Link 3-tap output
• Dark Current and Background Events•4,5:
• Dark Current (e- /pixel/sec) @ -80°C: 0.00025
• Dark Current (e- /pixel/sec) @ max cooling: 0.00011
• Spurious Background (events/pix) @ 1000x gain / -85°C: 0.005
• Active Area Pixel Well Depth: 80,000 e-
• Gain Register Pixel Well Depth•76: 730,000 e-
• Linearity•8: Better than 99.9%
• Vertical Clock Speed: 0.6 to 4.33 µs (user selectable)
• Timestamp Accuracy: 10 ns

The highly innovative, megapixel, camera offers single photon sensitivity across a large field of view, at 26 fps. Building on a rich history of first to market innovation, the ‘supercharged’ iXon Ultra 888, represents a massive performance boost for the largest available EMCCD sensor, as well as the first USB 3.0 enabled EMCCD camera. The iXon Ultra 888 has been fundamentally re-engineered to facilitate a 3x acceleration of the pixel readout speed to an unprecedented 30 MHz, whilst maintaining quantitative stability, propelling the full frame performance to video rate. Designed to be the most flexible yet easy to use EMCCD on the market, optimizable for a wide variety of application requirements in a single click via the OptAcquire™ feature. Crucially, the iXon brand carries an outstanding reputation within the industry for quality and reliability, brandishing an unparalleled track record of minimal field failures.

Specifications:

• Sensor QE: Back-illuminated, EX2 dual AR coated with fringe suppression
• Active Pixels: 1024 x 1024
• Pixel Size: 13 x 13 μm
• Image Area: 13.3 x 13.3 mm with 100% Fill Factor
• Pixel Readout Rate:
• Minimum Temperature, air cooled, ambient 20°C: 10 MHz -80ºC, 30 MHz•3 -60ºC
• Chiller Liquid Cooling, coolant @ 10°C, >0.75l/min: 10 MHz -95ºC, 30 MHz•3 -75ºC
• Thermostatic Precision: ± 0.01°C
• Triggering: Internal, External, External Start, External Exposure, Software Trigger
• System Window Type:
• #BV and BVF: UV-grade fused silica, Broadband Visible-Near Infrared, 0.5 degree wedge
• UVB, #EX, EXF: UV-grade fused silica, Broadband Vacuum Ultraviolet-Near Infrared, 0.5 degree wedge
• Digitization: 16-bit (at all speeds)
• PC Interface: USB 3.0•12
• Lens Mount: C-mount
• Direct Data: Access Camera Link 3-tap output
• Dark Current and Background Events•4,5:
• Dark Current (e- /pixel/sec) @ -80°C: 0.00025
• Dark Current (e- /pixel/sec) @ max cooling: 0.00011
• Spurious Background (events/pix) @ 1000x gain / -85°C: 0.005
• Active Area Pixel Well Depth: 80,000 e-
• Gain Register Pixel Well Depth•76: 730,000 e-
• Linearity•8: Better than 99.9%
• Vertical Clock Speed: 0.6 to 4.33 µs (user selectable)
• Timestamp Accuracy: 10 ns

The iXon Ultra 897 platform overclocks readout to 17 MHz whilst maintaining single photon sensitivity and quantitative stability throughout. New Optically Centred Crop Mode unlocks unparalleled frame rate performance from centrally located ROIs, ideal for the particular speed and sensitivity requirements of super-resolution microscopy. The iXon Ultra maintains all the advanced performance attributes that have defined the industry-leading iXon range, such as deep vacuum cooling to -100°C,, extremely low spurious noise, and Andor’s patented EM gain re-calibration technology (EMCA™). Count Convert functionality allows real time data acquisition in units of electrons or incident photons and OptAcquire facilitates one-click optimization of this versatile camera to a variety of application conditions.

Specifications:

• Sensor Type: Back Illuminated, standard AR coated
• Active Pixels: 512 x 512
• Pixel Size:  16 x 16 μm
• Image Area: 8.2 x 8.2 mm with 100% fill factor
• Thermostatic Precision: ± 0.01°C
• Triggering: Internal, External, External Start, External Exposure, Software Trigger
• Digitization: 16-bit (at all speeds)
• PC Interface: USB 2.0
• Lens Mount: C-mount
• Direct Data Access: Camera Link 3-tap output
• Dark Current and Background Events•4,5
• Dark Current (e-/pixel/sec) @ -80°C: 0.00030
• Dark Current (e-/pixel/sec) @ Max Cooling: 0.00015
• Spurious Background (events/pix) @ 1000x gain / -85°C: 0.0018
• Active Area Pixel Well Depth: 180,000 e-
• Gain Register Pixel Well Depth•76: 800,000 e-
• Linear Absolute Electron Multiplier Gain: 1 - 1000 times via RealGain™ (calibration stable at all cooling temperatures)
• Linearity•8: Better than 99.9%
• Vertical Clock Speed: 0.3 to 3.33 μs (user selectable)
• Timestamp Accuracy: 10 ns