Chapter 1 System Configurations and Part Names
1.2 Optical Paths of Lasers
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1.2.4 Microscope Part (Motorized TIRF Illuminator Unit, LU4A, N-STORM, and
Ti-E System)
Motorized TIRF Illuminator Unit, LU4A, N-STORM, and Ti-E System (top view)
POWER
TI-LU4SU
EMISSION
LASER
Fix the laser unit with
four blocks during
transportation.
CAUTION
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LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN
AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM
CAUTION
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LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN
AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM
Figure 1.2-6
Motorized TIRF Illuminator Unit, LU4A, N-STORM, and Ti-E System (front left view)
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Figure 1.2-7
The 3D-STORM port can be installed in a side port (right or left port). To change the optical path, use the
optical path selector switch on the microscope.
Note that the laser shutter automatically closes when the microscope optical path is changed to the
eyepiece. It is not possible to observe images obtained by irradiating the laser to the specimen, from the
binocular part of the microscope.
Laser light
Laser light
(from the laser unit)
Motorized TIRF
Illuminator Unit
Laser safety cover
Ti-E microscope body
Motorized Epi-fl Filter Turret
Optical fiber
EM-CCD camera
STORM slide
3D-STORM port