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. 2013 Feb 28;9(2):e1002931. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002931

Table 2. Measurement of confocal point spread functions during live cell imaging.

FWHM (µm)
x y z n
Water immersion
Coverslip 0.38±0.03 0.35±0.02 1.7±0.2 6
Cell 0.34±003 0.36±0.03 1.5±0.1 5
Oil immersion
Coverslip 0.29±0.01 0.22±0.02 0.61±0.04 4
Cell 0.32±0.01 0.32±0.02 1.19±0.06 5

Mean FWHM of PSFs on the coverslip and on top of live myocytes with oil and water immersion objectives (one S.E.M. shown). The focal plane is described by x and y, while the optical axis is described by z.