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Carl Zeiss

 

 

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Averaging  

Averaging  improves  the  image  by  increasing  the  signal-to-noise  ratio.  Averaging  scans 

can be carried out line-by-line or frame-by-frame. Frame averaging helps to reduce photo-

bleaching, but does not give quite as smooth of an image.

 

 

 

For  averaging,  select  the  number  of  lines  or  frames 

to average. 

 

                                                         

 

 

Scan Area 

 

In this panel, the scan field is set for zoom, rotation and offset in relation to the field of 

view  of  the  microscope.  The  diagonals  of  the  outer  square  on  the  left-hand  side 

correspond  to  the  field  of  view  of  the 

microscope.   

The  inner  square  contained  in  it 

(rectangle  in  the  case  of  differently  set 

frame size) represents the scan range and 

immediately shows the changes made to 

zoom, rotation and offset. 

 

By clicking on the Reset All 

 button the scan zoom is set to 1, the XY offsets are set to 

the zero position and the ratio angle is set to 0° 

 

 

 

Finally, click on Snap

 for recording an image.  

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Save the image (Chapter 6), or if you scan next image, click on New

 to open an 

empty image window.

 

The next acquired image is displayed in this image window. 

 

 

Remember,  an  unsaved  2D  image  in  the  active  image  tab  will  be  over-written  by  a  new  scan.  Multi-

dimensional scans or saved images will never be over-written and a new scan image will be displayed in a 

new image window.  

 

Acquired data is 

not

 automatically saved to disc. Make sure you save your data appropriately and back it up 

regularly. The ZEN software will ask you if you want to save your unsaved images when you try to close the 

application with unsaved images still open. 

Fig.25 Averaging 

Snap 

Fig.26 Scan Area 

Summary of Contents for LSM 710

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Page 3: ...equipped with a Ti Sa Laser the LSM systems are devices that belong to laser hazard class 4 These moderate and high risk classes embrace medium power and high power lasers You must take care not to ex...

Page 4: ...the safety lock is ON Switch on the SYSTEM PC and Boot up the computer SYSTEM PC provides power to the computer This allows use of the computer and ZEN software offline Log on as LSM user Switch on th...

Page 5: ...w a red LED The red LED indicates the power range which is critical for the lifetime of the laser 1 1 4 Switching on the Chameleon Laser If the Chameleon Coherent laser is required turn the key in fro...

Page 6: ...in Tabs Action Tabs Tool Group Center Screen Area Fig 3 This area is for viewing Each displayed image can be displayed and or analyzed with many view options available through view tabs which can be f...

Page 7: ...e tool header bar Another unique feature in the Imaging Software is the scalable ZEN interface This Workspace Zoom allows adjustment of the ZEN 2012 window size and fonts to the situational needs or y...

Page 8: ...urn on it from the pull down menu Fig 7 Laser Control tool Blue Diode 405 405nm The Diode lasers is switched on automatically after Software start Argon 458 488 514nm The Argon laser has to be switche...

Page 9: ...up menu by clicking on the Transmitted Light icon Click on the On button Set the intensity of the Halogen lamp using the slider Selecting an objective Click on the Objective icon and select the object...

Page 10: ...ettings for track configuration For loading an existing configuration click button in the Configuration and select the appropriate one from the list box ex Single staining Ex 488 GFP FITC Alexa488 for...

Page 11: ...below One for fastest imaging one for the best signal best compromise between both speed and best signal and the optimal setup for later linear unmixing of the dyes Click on the Apply automatically se...

Page 12: ...ge slower image acquisition Switch track every Line Tracks are switched during scanning line by line The following settings can be changed between tracks Laser line laser intensity and channels Frame...

Page 13: ...election of the main dichroic beam splitter MBS from the relevant list box Activation deactivation via check box of the selected channels Ch 1 2 QUASAR detectors ChS1 8 for the scanning procedure Sele...

Page 14: ...r best compromise between depth discrimination and detection efficiency Pinhole adjustment changes the Optical Slice thickness When collecting multi channel images adjust the pinholes so that each cha...

Page 15: ...ed images are shown in separate windows Click on the Stop button to stop the current scan procedure if necessary Select Live button for continuous fast scanning useful for finding and changing the foc...

Page 16: ...annel during continuous scanning Click on the Stop button to stop the current scan procedure when finish the adjustment Lasers Control of the laser lines and their attenuation power Gain Master Settin...

Page 17: ...is not bright enough it appears blue on the screen Blue zero minimum Adjusting the laser intensity Set the Pinhole to 1 Airy Unit Fig 25 Set the Gain Master high When the image is saturated reduce AO...

Page 18: ...on Mode tool to adjust the scan speed A higher speed with averaging results in the best signal to noise ratio Scan speed 8 usually produces good results Use speed 6 or 7 for superior images Bit Depth...

Page 19: ...s the changes made to zoom rotation and offset By clicking on the Reset All button the scan zoom is set to 1 the XY offsets are set to the zero position and the ratio angle is set to 0 Finally click o...

Page 20: ...mages 1 Save as LSM format or czi format page 19 Merit allows to store an image together with the acquisition parameters re load your configuration from the stored image data De merit cannot load the...

Page 21: ...the Right tool Area Fig 28 The WINDOWS Save As window appears Enter the file name and choose the appropriate image format Note the LSM 5 format is the native Carl Zeiss LSM image data format and cont...

Page 22: ...me and save button The standard Windows File saving dialog appears Click Save to complete the export process Format File format Data Raw data Image is saved as RGB or monochrome It does not contain ov...

Page 23: ...ed by double click and image acquisition parameters are displayed with the thumbnails Clicking the Reuse button transfers ALL acquisition parameters from the stored image data to the Microscope Hardwa...

Page 24: ...e first and last image of the stack 1 Click on the button in the Action Button area A continuous XY scan of the set focus position will be performed 2 Use the focus drive of the microscope to focus on...

Page 25: ...le diameter Click on the Start Experiment button to start the recording of the Z Stack When a multi dimensional acquisition tool is not selected the respective tool and its set parameters are not incl...

Page 26: ...mode In the case of multi dimensional image Z stack time series Lambda etc you can select a single image from the stack by Dimensions or Player view controller 8 2 Split View display the individual ch...

Page 27: ...visualized online by simply grabbing and turning the data stack with the mouse The Create image button opens a new image window and produces a 2D image of the currently used render mode to save as a 3...

Page 28: ...8 9 Profile View display the intensity distribution of an image along a straight or curved line show the intensity values in table form and copy table to clipboard or save as text file show separate p...

Page 29: ...llows you to enlarge reduce the zoom factor of an image Channel s are designed to switch on off channels or the display of the merged image as well as to assign color look up tables LUTs to the indivi...

Page 30: ...ent More add a text box that displays the coordinate of a hidden dimension e g the z position in a Z Stack or the timestamp in a time series Cut region The region of a Z Stack or 4D image surrounded b...

Page 31: ...ation in the Series tab 1 Turning axis Select from the pull down menu of Render series Turn around X Y or Start end 2 Number of Views Set the Total frames for animation 3 First angle To create 360 rot...

Page 32: ...Carl Zeiss LSM710 780 ZEN 30 10 Operation of Light Microscope Axio Observer Z1...

Page 33: ...il immersion objective W Water immersion objective Imm Immersions Touch the button for that objective to move an objective into the optical path Reflector Depending on the reflector turret installed s...

Page 34: ...ch Fig 2 then wait until the fan of the Argon laser has switched off about 5min Don t switch off the main power yet After cooling finished switch off the Ar laser by the main power switch on the power...

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