Re: Upgrading Leica MP PMTs to HyD or Ga/As

Posted by Rik van Gorsel on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Upgrading-Leica-MP-PMTs-to-HyD-or-Ga-As-tp7585036p7585049.html

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Ethan,

Photo is of SP5 scan head. Jan is right, if you do multiphoton
excitation, it would be a waste of useful photons to pass the light
through a pinhole (and all the other optical elements), and it is best
to use the RLD port.

- Rik

On 4/13/2016 5:17 PM, Jan Pala wrote:

> Dear Ethan,
>
> most probably your SP2 scanhead doesnt have the adaptation for X1 port.
> Check this:
> http://biology.illinoisstate.edu/images/confocal-schem-ISU.jpg
> X1 port should be just above pinhole (7) and analyzer wheel (8), i.e.
> instead of mirror there should be a modification for X1 port.
>
> The subject of your original post was "Leica MP", i.e. it could be easy to
> adapt third party detectors for RLD-NDD port of your multiphoton system.
>
> Best regards,
> Jan
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:56 PM, Ethan Cohen <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
>
> Rik: Thanks for the useful response.
> So I should see some sort of bump on the side of the scan head if I have
> this adapter?
> My unit does have a C-mount.
>
> Is this a photograph of an SP2 head or SP5 head?
>
> Ethan.
>

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