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Custom Imager Accessories

Accessories for Optical Brain Imaging

In addition to its Imager 3001 systems, OI sells a range of optical, mechanical, and electrical accessories to help get your brain imaging research efforts quickly under way. These include custom-designed camera mounts, cranium sealing chambers, and illumination and imaging optics. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.


Robotic Camera Mount

OI's powered tabletop camera mount offers complete freedom for camera positioning. The three long-travel axes are controlled manually, or from a digital panel which can record and return to a set position with micron precision. The camera holding assembly can be tilted, rotated, and focused by translation from the adjustable camera holder itself. Electronic control of the translation focus is available by special order.



Camera mount control panel
Base
90x100 cm
Max. Height
135 cm
Degrees of Freedom
6

Robotic camera mount (isolation table not included; see below for installation dimensions)


Chambers

OI's cranium sealing chambers protect and re-pressurize exposed brain after trepanning. Ports for sterile fluid exchange allow chronic maintenance of subject animals. Two inner diameters are available: 20 mm titanium (middle row), and 15 mm titanium (bottom). Chambers ship with single gasket and coverslip; replacements available in lots of 20.


Macroscope

Macroscope for fluorescence epi-illumination, including a complete filter set for voltage-sensitive dye imaging with the new "blue dyes." Together with the appropriate camera lenses (third party accessory, sold separately), this assembly can provide up to 100x increase in brightness relative to standard microscope lenses (see Ratzlaff and Grinvald, 1991 for details).


Illumination/Imaging Filter Set

Set of filters for use in intrinsic imaging experiments.


Interference Filters


Other Filters

Green
546, 30nm
Orange
605, 10nm
Red
630, 30nm
IR
700 bandpass 30nm
IR
810 bandpass 30nm

  • OD 3 neutral density filter
  • KG1 heat filter


Illumination Assembly

Includes components pictured at left: lamp housing with tungsten-halogen lamp and integrated KG1 heat filter, bandpass filter holder, shutter, light guide adaptor, and double-ended liquid light guide with focusing lenses.





Note: all specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

Ugo Basile Ventilator

Two models of respirator are available, designed for the size of the subject animal. Different compression cylinder sizes are available to further adjust ventilation volume. These ventilators come with a start/stop option, which allows them to be remotely controlled by Imager 3001 systems.

Cat/Rabbit
Cat. 6125
Rodent
Cat. 7125


Camera Lenses for Macroscope

  • Tandem lens assembly: two 50 mm lenses (f 1.2), with back-to-back coupling ring and C-Mount adapter. For 1x magnification.
  • 135 mm lens (f 2.0), for 2.7x or 0.37x magnification (requires tandem lens assembly).
  • 2x tele-converter for increasing or decreasing magnification of tandem lens assembly by a factor of two (requires tandem lens assembly).




Kepco Stabilized DC Power Supply for Illumination Lamp

The Kepco JQE 15-25 (M) is a high-grade regulated power supply for use in stabilizing preparation illumination. It provides adjustable DC output up to 15 volts and 10 amps. Ripple is < 0.1%.





Note: all specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
   
   

 




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