Microscope light source MicroPoint 4

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Ablate, bleach, uncage and more with the new MicroPoint 4! Andor’s field-proven MicroPoint tool for photo-stimulation is now faster and offers greater flexibility. The patented compact, pulsed nitrogen pumped tunable dye laser is supplemented by new CW laser options. Refined optics and new electronics allow significantly faster and more precise control of illumination delivery. MicroPoint 4 can be integrated with Andor sCMOS and EMCCD cameras and Dragonfly confocal systems to create highly effective solutions for optogenetics and photostimulation in neuroscience, cancer studies, developmental and cell biology. Simultaneous laser delivery and viewing: interactive targeting of microsurgery, damage, marking or activation Smart and fast: new micro-controller manages galvo calibration, lasers, triggering and multi-region scanning. Exceptional flexibility: N2-pumped, liquid dye-lasers and CW lasers for full-spectrum coverage 365-730 nm Intuitive: autodetect manual head and control via new LCD touchscreen. Features and Benefits of MicroPoint 4 The flexibility and precise control of illumination delivery provided by the MicroPoint 4 makes it easy to expand your research with a broad range of photostimulation based techniques. Applications The precise controlled delivery of illumination via MicroPoint is ideal for photobleaching sub-regions within the cell such as of endosomal tubules. This can serve as a basis for many FRAP style experiments e.g. to study protein turnover rates and trafficking processes in live cells. MicroPoint 4 provides significantly higher scanning speeds than the previous MicroPoint, allowing for more effective photobleaching,