Features of Eclipse C1 Plus

General Specifications

Additional Specifications

Scan Head:  
User interchangable scan head dichroic mirrors to match all available laser combinations. 4 PC controlled pinholes on a rotating drum  
Scanning:  
Up to 3 frames/sec.; Bidirectional scanning; Scan rotation through software within F.N. 17; X-axis line scan; theda-axis line scan; Up to 2048 x 2048 pixel resolution; 12 bit gray scale; 2D X/Y, 3D X/Y/Z, 3D X/Y/T, 4D X/Y/Z/T; Continuous scan zoom from full field to a single pixel scan.  
Detector Unit:  
Separate PMT detector unit containing two or three high sensitivity, extended red response, side window photomultiplier tubes; Optional transmission detector with its own fiber coupled, board mounted mini-PMT; Detector unit is coupled to the scan head by a low loss multimode optical fiber; Emission filters and dichroic mirrors mounted in user interchangable Nikon EF-4 fluorescence filter blocks.  
Detector Channels:  
4 channels acquired simultaneously or in series; 2 or 3 confocal fluorescence channels; 1 confocal reflection channel; 1 laser scanned transmission channel  
Laser Unit:  
S-Type with space for two or three lasers, attenuation by neutral density filters; EX-type with space for three lasers, continuous attenuation, manually without ND filters or with optional acousto-optical modulators (AOM). A four laser unit is also available with direct modulation of diode lasers and acousto-optical tunable filter (AOTF) modulation of the other lasers. All beams are combined in the laser unit and launched through an armored single mode polarization maintaining optical fiber.  
Lasers:  
408nm 40mW modulated diode laser; 440nm 17mW modulated diode laser; 488nm 10mW solid state laser; 488nm single line 10mW Argon ion laser; 488nm and 514nm multi-line 40mW Argon ion laser; 543nm 1.5mW HeNe laser; 561nm 10mW DPSS laser; 594nm 2mW HeNe laser; 633nm 5mW HeNe laser; 638nm 10mW modulated diode laser  
Z-Control:  
50nm step size on Nikon motorized microscopes including Eclipse 90i and TE2000E; 50nm step size using an accessory motorized focus device.  
Microscope Compatibility:  
Nikon Eclipse series 80i and 90i upright microscopes; Nikon Eclipse series E600, E600FN, E800, and E1000 upright microscopes; Nikon Eclipse series TE2000E, TE2000U, TE2000S, and TE300 inverted microscopes  
Electronics:  
Control unit, separate from all other components, contains all electronics necessary to drive the C1 Plus confocal system. Communication between the control unit and the PC is through matching 100BaseT Ethernet cards; High Performance network ready PC workstation; Single high resolution monitor with 1920 x 1200 pixel display resolution  
Software:  
EZC1 acquisition and analysis software includes the following modules at no additional charge; averaging including average to quality, channel series, Z-stack, and time series; navigator window; 3D rendering and visualization; Time course ratio fluorescence with real time graphic display of data; Visual Basic Applications  
Optics:  
Recommended objective lenses include Nikon CFI60 VC Plan Apo, Plan Apo, Plan Fluor, S Fluor, and W Fluor series lenses.