Leica SP8

This point-scanning confocal was installed at MIC in 2016, and funded through the NRC NALMIN I infrastructure. It is highly flexible and accommodates a wide range of applications.

System spesifications

Lasers
  • Blue diode (BD) - 50 mW 405 nm
  • White Laser (WL) - lambda lange 470-670 nm, freely tunable in 1 nm steps, power approx. 1.5 mW per line, pulsed
Detectors

Five detectors: 2 PMTs and 3 HyDs (the two first HyDs are are degraded due to extensive use)

Objectives

20x/0.75 HC PL APO CS2 IMM (Water, Glyc, Oil) WD 0.68
25x/0.95 HC Fluotar VISIR Water WD 2.40
40x/1.1 HC PL APO motCORR CS2 Water WD 0.65
93x/1.3 HC PL APO motCORR STED WHITE Glycerin WD 0.30
100x/1.4 HC PL APO STED WHITE Oil WD 0.13

Software modules
  • Lightning - Lightning enables high resolution imaging and image enhancement by adaptive deconvolution.
  • Navigator - for multi-positions and tile-scan imaging
  • FRET - Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
  • FRAP - Förster Resonance Energy Transfer
Live Cell imaging
  • Resonant scanner for fast live cell imgaing with lower light exposure.  
  • Tokai Hit Stage Inkubatorsystem for temperature (370C) and CO2-controll.
  • Auto Focus Control (AFC).
Last updated: 02.06.2026