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. 2013 Aug 6;13:373. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-373

Table 1.

Summary of imaging parameters (Zeiss LSM510/META/NLO specifications)

Method Laser
Emission Imaging parameters Image
Excitation
Live Tissue
860 nm
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Figure 2
(5.8%)
500-550 nm
Ch3 BP 500–550 IR
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Live Tissue
860 nm
390-465 nm
ChS BP 393-436
Figure 3A-C
(5.8%)
 
ChD
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
 
860 nm
390-465 nm
ChS BP 393-436
Figure 3D
(5.8%)
500-550 nm
Ch2 BP 500-550
ChD
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Live Tissue
860 nm
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Figure 4 (Live Tissue)
(5.8%)
500-550 nm
Ch3 BP 500–550 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Figure 4 (Whole Mount)
(5.8%)
500-550 nm
Ch3 BP 500–550 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
543 nm (50.5%)
565-615 nm
Ch3 BP 565–615 IR
Figure 5A,B
ChD
MBS: HFT 488/543/633
DBS1: NFT 635 VIS
DBS2: NFT 545
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
750 nm (2.1%)
565-615 nm
Ch3 BP 565–615 IR
Figure 5C
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: NFT KP545
DBS2: NFT 545
FW1: None
BF NDD
Carmine Alum WM
750 nm (5.8%)
565-615 nm
Ch3: BP 565–615 IR
Figure 6
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 545
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Figure 7
650-710 nm
Ch3 BP 650–710 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm (5.8%)
393-436
ChS BP 393-436
Figure 7B
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
SHG-B/SHG-F image only
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Figure 8
650-710 nm
Ch3 BP 650–710 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Figure 9
650-710 nm
Ch3 BP 650–710 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
750, 800, 830, 860, 890, 950 nm (0.1%)
Lambda scan
ChS:361-704
Figure 10
361-704 nm
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: None
DBS2: None
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Figure 11 (Ex 860/ Em 650–710)
650-710 nm
Ch3 BP 650–710 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
 
750 nm (5.8%)
565-615 nm
Ch3: BP 565–615 IR
Figure 11 (Ex 750/ Em 565–615)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 545
FW1: None
Unstained WM
735, 860, 960 nm (0.1%)
Lambda scan
ChS:361-704
Figure 12A, B
361-704 nm
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: None
DBS2: None
FW1: None
 
860 nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Figure 12C-E
500-530 nm
Ch3 BP 500–530 IR
or
or
650-710 nm ChD
Ch3 BP 650–710 IR ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
 
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Unstained WM
860, 890 nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Additional file 13: Figure S11
500-530 nm
Ch3 BP 500–530 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
 
800, 890 nm (0.1%)
Lambda scan
ChS:361-704
Additional file 13: Figure S11
361-704 nm
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: None
DBS2: None
FW1: None
Unstained WM
800, 890 nm (0.1%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Additional file 13: Figure S11
500-530 nm
Ch3 BP 500–530 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Additional file 1: Figure S1
650-710 nm
Ch3 BP 650–710 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Live Tissue
860 nm (0.1%)
Lambda scan
ChS:361-704
Additional file 2: Figure S2
361-704 nm
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: None
DBS2: None
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Additional file 4: Figure S3
650-710 nm
Ch3 BP 650–710 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860, nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Additional file 5: Figure S4
650-710 nm
Ch3 BP 650–710 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm
Lambda scan
ChS:361-704
Additional file 7: Figure S5A,B
(0.1%)
361-704 nm
MBS: HFT KP650
Additional file 11: Figure S9B
DBS1: None
DBS2: None
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Additional file 7: Figure S5C
650-710 nm
Ch3 BP 650–710 IR
or
or
565-615
Ch3 BP 565–615 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Additional file 8: Figure S6
650-710 nm
Ch3 BP 650–710 IR
or
or
565-615
Ch3 BP 565–615 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Carmine Alum WM
860 nm (5.8%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Additional file 9: Figure S7
650-710 nm
Ch3 BP 650–710 IR
or
or
565-615
Ch3 BP 565–615 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Unstained WM
860 nm
Lambda scan
ChS:361-704
Additional file 10: Figure S8
(0.1%)
361-704 nm
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: None
DBS2: None
FW1: None
Unstained WM
860 nm (0.1%)
390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Additional file 11: Figure S9A, C
500-530 nm
Ch3 BP 500–530 IR
ChD
ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None
Unstained WM 860 nm (0.1%) 390-465 nm
Ch2 BP 390–465 IR
Additional file 12: Figure S10
500-530 nm
Ch3 BP 500–530 IR
ChD ChD (unfiltered)
MBS: HFT KP650
DBS1: Mirror
DBS2: NFT 490
FW1: None

Filters and Dichroics (LSM 510 Manual).

KP= Low Pass Filter. Example: KP 685 passes wavelengths less than 685 nm to the detector.

LP= High Pass Filter. Example: LP 505 passes wavelengths higher than 505 nm to the detector.

BP= Bandpass Filter. Example: BP 565–615 passes wavelengths 565 nm to 615 nm to the detector.

HFT= Main Dichroic Beam Splitter. Example: HFT 488/543 Excitation wavelengths (488 and 543 nm) sent to the sample.

Passes all other wavelengths up to the detection channels. Example: HFT KP 700/488 Works as both a dichroic and a low pass filter. Will pass all wavelengths less than 700 nm, except for 488 nm, which hits sample, but is not sent to detector.

NFT= Secondary Dichroic Beam Splitter. Example: NFT 543 Wavelengths above 543 nm, pass straight through. Wavelengths less than this amount are reflected 90 degrees.

NT= Neutral Density Filter. Example: Works as an attenuation filter. NT 80/20 passes 80% of the light, cuts 20% of light.