DCS-120 Confocal FLIM System
Complete Confocal Laser Scanning FLIM Systems, Including
Microscope and Lasers
Confocal FLIM Upgrades for Existing Conventional Microscopes
Excitation by two BDS-SM ps Diode Lasers
Excitation Wavelengths from 375 nm to 640 nm
Scanning by Fast Galvanometer Mirrors
Two Confocal Detection Channels
Suppression of Scattering and Straylight
Channel Separation by Dichroic or Polarising Beamsplitters
Individually Selectable Pinholes and Filters
Recording by bh's Multidimensional TCSPC Process
Two Fully Parallel TCSPC FLIM Channels
Time Channel Width Down to 405 fs
Ultra-Fast and Ultra-Sensitive Detectors
Unpresedented Time Resolution
Detection of Lifetimes < 25 ps
Near-Ideal Photon Efficiency
Excellent Lifetime Reprodicibility
Fast Online-FLIM
Megapixel FLIM, 2048 x 2048 Pixels
Precision FLIM, 4096 Time Channels
Mosaic FLIM
Z Stack FLIM
Accumulation of Fast Time Series
Excitation Wavelength Multiplexing
Multi-Wavelength FLIM
Simultaneous FLIM/PLIM
Integrated Motorized Sample Stage
Data Analysis by bh SPCImage NG
Ultra-Fast Processing by GPU
Combination of Time-Domain Analysis and Phasor Plot
Image Segmentation by Phasor Plot or 2D Histograms
MLE Fit of Decay Curves
Automatic IRF Modelling
No Need to Record IRF
The DCS-120 confocal FLIM system uses excitation by ps diode lasers, fast scanning by galvanometer mirrors, confocal detection, and FLIM by bh’s multidimensional TCSPC technique. It records fluorescence lifetime images at unprecedented temporal resolution, unprecedented reproducibility, high spatial resolution, high sensitivity, and near-ideal photon efficiency. Fluorescence lifetimes can be detected down to 25 ps; the decay data can be resolved into 4096 time channels of down to 405 fs width. The pixel format can be increases to 2048 x 2048.
The DCS 120 system is available with inverted microscopes of Nikon, Zeiss, and Olympus. It can also be used to convert an existing conventional microscope into a fully functional confocal or multiphoton laser scanning microscope with TCSPC detection. Due to its fast beam scanning and its high sensitivity the DCS-120 system is compatible with live-cell imaging.
DCS-120 functions include recording of FLIM or steady-state fluorescence images simultaneously in two fully parallel wavelength channels, laser wavelength multiplexing, multi-wavelength FLIM, time-series FLIM, ultra-fast time-series recording by temporal-mosaic FLIM, spatial mosaic FLIM, Z stack FLIM, phosphorescence lifetime imaging (PLIM), fluorescence lifetime-transient scanning (FLITS) and FCS recording. Applications focus on metaboloc imaging, i.e. the use of lifetime changes by interactions of fluorophores with their molecular environment. Typical applications are ion concentration measurement, FRET experiments, metabolic imaging, imaging of fast physiological effects, and plant physiology.
Data analysis is performed by bh's new SPCImage NG FLIM analysis software. SPCImage NG is a combination of time-domain and phasor analysis. By running the calculations on a GPU (Graphics Processor Unit) the results are available within seconds. Other features are the availability of image segmentation via the phasor plot or via 2D time-domain histograms, and automatic modelling of the system IRF. Repeated recalibration by recording the actual IRF is thus unnecessary.
Selected Specifications
Principle: Scanning by fast galvanometers scanner, confocal detection, and TCSPC FLIM by bh's Multi-dimensional TCSPC technique
Excitation: Picosecond diode lasers
Scan rate: Down to about one microsecond per pixel
Buildup of lifetime images: Distribution of photons over arrival times and scan coordinates
Buildup of fluorescence correlation data: Correlation of absolute photon times
General operation modes: FLIM in two spectral or polarisation channels, Multi-wavelength FLIM,
Time-series FLIM, Z-Stack FLIM, Mosaic FLIM, x,y, z, temporal, Excitation-wavelength multiplexed FLIM, FLITS (fluorescence lifetime-transient scanning), PLIM (phosphorescence lifetime imaging) simultaneously with FLIM, FCS, cross FCS, gated FCS, single-point fluorescence decay recording, single-point phosphorescence decay recordingScan Head
Optical principle: Confocal, beam scanning by fast galvanometer mirrors
Laser inputs: Two independent inputs, fibre coupled
Laser power regulation, optical: Continuously variable via neutral-density filter wheels
Outputs to detectors: Two outputs, detectors are directly attached
Main beamsplitter versions: Multi-band dichroic, wideband, multiphoton
Secondary beamsplitter wheel: Three dichroic beamsplitters, polarising beamsplitter, 100% to channel1, 100% to channel2
Pinholes: Independent pinhole wheel for each channel
Pinhole alignment: Electronical, via piezo microstage
Pinhole size: 11 pinholes, from about 0.5 to 10 AU
Emission filters: Two filter sliders per channel in series
Connection to microscope: Adapter to left side port or port on top of microscope
Coupling of pd diode lasers into scan head: Single-mode fibres, separate for each laser
Coupling of Ti:Sa or fs fibre laser into scan head, multiphoton systems: Free beam, 1 to 2 mm diameterScan Controller: bh GVD-120
Principle: Digital waveform generation, scan waveforms generated by hardware
Frame size: Frame scan 16x16 to 2048x2048 pixels, line scan 16 to 2048 pixels
X scan: Continuous or pixel-by-pixel
Y scan: Line by line
Laser power control, electrical: Software, electrical signals to lasers
Laser multiplexing: Frame by frame, line by line, or within one pixel
Beam blanking: During flyback and when scan is stopped
Scan rate: Automatic selection of fastest rate or manual selection
Scan area definition: Via zoom factor and offset, or interactive via cursors during preview
Fast preview function: 1 second per frame, 256 x 256 pixels
Beam park function: Via cursor in preview image or cursor in FLIM image
Laser multiplexing: Frame, line, or pixel multiplexingTCSPC System: bh Simple Tau or Power Tau TCSPC system
Number of parallel TCSPC / FLIM channels: 2
TCSPC / FLIM modules: SPC-150 NX or SPC-180 NX
Electrical time resolution: 1.5 ps rms / 3.5 ps fwhm
Minimum time channel width: 405 fs
Timing stability over 100 seconds: Better than 0.8 ps rms
Timing stability over 30 minutes: Better than 5 ps rms
Saturated count rate: 10 MHz per channel
Input from detector: constant-fraction discriminator
Reference (SYNC) input from Laser: constant-fraction discriminator
Synchronisation with scanning: via frame clock, line clock and pixel clock pulses
Scan rate: works with any scan rate
Synchronisation with laser multiplexing: via routing function of TCSPC modules
Recording of multi-wavelength data: simultaneous in 16 channels, via routing function
Experiment trigger function: TTL, used for Z stack FLIM and microscope-controlled time series
Operation modes of TCSPC system: Single f(t), oscilloscope, f(txy), f(t,T), f(t) continuous flow
FIFO (correlation / FCS / MCS) mode, Scan Sync In imaging, Scan Sync In with continuous flow
FIFO imaging, FIFO Imaging combined with with MCS imaging, mosaic imaging, time-series imaging
multi-detector operation, laser multiplexing operation, cycle and repeat function, autosave function
Display Functions (online): Intensity images, gated intensity images, lifetime images, decay curves in ROIs, decay curves, FCS curves, intensity traces.
No. of images displayed simultaneously: 8
Max. image formats, pixelsX x pixels Y x time channels: 2048 x 2048 x 256, 1024 x 1024 x 1024, 512 x 512 x 4096, 256 x 256 x 4096Software:
Data Acquisition Software: bh SPCM
Scanner control software: Integrated in SPCM
Operating System: Windows 10 64 bit
Data Analysis Software: bh SPCImage NG
Principle of Data Analysis: MLE with GPU processing
Model functions: Single, double, triple exponential decay, single, double, triple exponential decay with incomplete decay, shifted component model.
IRF modelling: Syntethic IRF function fit to decay dataExcitation sources, for confocal FLIM: Two BDS-SM ps diode lasers
Available wavelengths: 375 mm to 785 nm
Repetition rate: 20, 50, 80 MHz and CW
Pulse width: 40 ps to 100 ps
Detectors: HPM-100-40 hybrid detector with GaAsP cathode, 300 to 710 nm
Optional: HPM-100-06 detector with <20 ps fwhm IRF width, 300 to 600 nm
Optional: HPM-100-50 detector, 400 to 900 nm
Optional: MW-FLIM GaAsP multiwavelength detector
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