Microscopes
The aim of this list is to supply useful information about tools around Lund University.
The idea is that if you are interested in trying out a technique or need to talk to someone who has knowledge of a particular method, here you can find it. Some of the tools are "public" and can be used by anyone by paying by the hour or similar whereas some tools belong to specific research groups. If you are interested, the easiest way to proceed would be to approach one of the ADMIRE members listed as users and they can tell you more about how to get access to the tool and what it is capable of.
This list is only as useful as we make it; if you are using a tool which is not listed, please drop us a line with some information and we'll add it. You can either send us an email or fill out our form.
If you are using a tool listed, we can add you as a user as well if you let us know.
We hope you will put this list to good use.
The idea is that if you are interested in trying out a technique or need to talk to someone who has knowledge of a particular method, here you can find it. Some of the tools are "public" and can be used by anyone by paying by the hour or similar whereas some tools belong to specific research groups. If you are interested, the easiest way to proceed would be to approach one of the ADMIRE members listed as users and they can tell you more about how to get access to the tool and what it is capable of.
This list is only as useful as we make it; if you are using a tool which is not listed, please drop us a line with some information and we'll add it. You can either send us an email or fill out our form.
If you are using a tool listed, we can add you as a user as well if you let us know.
We hope you will put this list to good use.
Optical Microscopy
| Tool | Description | Location | Users | Access | Responsible |
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Zeiss LSM510 (laser confocal) | 7 laser lines, 15 emission filters. Spectral detector ("lambda") as well as two photomultiplier tubes. Equipped with stage incubator (CO2, humidifier, 37°C) | Biology Department | Pay by the hour, with or without technician. | Anyone (after training). ~50% occupancy | +46 (0)46 222 93 43 |
Leica SP8 DLS (inverted microscope) | Light sheet and a confocal microscope; light source: five lasers with wavelength (405 nm, 488 nm, 514 nm, 552 nm, 663 nm); detectors: two PMT:s, HyD GaAsP-spectral detector, PMT for transmitted light; objectives confocal imaging: 10x/0.3, 20x/0.75 IMM, 25x/0.95W, 63x/1.4 Oil, 63x/1.3 GLYC; objectives and mirrors for light sheet microscopy: imaging 25x/0.95W DLS, 10x/0.3W DLS, illumination 2,5x/0.07, 5x/0.15, DLS TwinFlect 2.5mm, DLS TwinFlect 5mm | Biology Department | Pay by the hour, with or without technician. | Anyone (after training). ~50% occupancy | +46 (0)46 222 93 43 |
| Nikon TE2000 (fluorescence microscope) | Many different objectives (from 0.5x to 100x oil) Lots of extra equipment e.g. TIRF, high speed camera, spinning disc confocal , DIC, dark field ,FRAP. | Department of Physics, Solid State Physics | C. Niman, S. Holm, K. Adolfsson, H. Persson | Via collaboration, ~50% occupancy | Jonas Tegenfeldt |
| PHI AB M3 (phase holographic microscope) | Phase holographic microscopy for live cell imaging. Microscope in incubator (37C, no atmosphere => use closed culture flask). Objectives: 10-20x. | Biology Department, Functional Zoology | H. Persson J. Stegmayr X. Huang | Via collaboration, ~100% occupancy | Stina Oredsson |
| Zeiss axio imager (deconvolution) | A system for wide-field microscopy with high resolution, high sensitivity, and equipped for 3D imaging, deconvolution, live cell time-lapse, photoactivation, photobleaching etc (optimised for bacterial cell biology, but applicable to many other types of samples): Zeiss AxioImager.Z1 (upright), XY scanning table, X-Cite illumination, Hamamatsu C9100-02 EM-CCD camera, Volocity 3DM software, Micropoint Laser system. | Biology Department, Molecular Cell Biology | Via collaboration | Klas Flärdh | |
| LSM700 Axioimager M2 (upright) | LSM700 Axioimager M2 (upright), motorized stage incl module for tiles (stitching) zen 2012 Lasers 405, 488, 555, 635 nm DIC etc | Immunology, BMC section D14 | Immunology section and external users | Fee and open for everybody after training. 30% Occupancy | Lena M Svensson |
| Zeiss Axiovision | Zeiss Axiovison (inverted) fluorescence microscope with incubator motorized stage, X-cite (light source), filters: ex350/50 em 460/50 ex 470/40 em 525/50 ex566/10 em610/60 samt ex640/30 em | Immunology, BMC section D14 | Immunology section | Fee and open for everybody after training. 90% Occupancy | Lena M Svensson |
| TIRF/FLIM microscope | Zeiss observer Z1 (inverted) Incubator, motorized TIRF Slider, definite focus, Lasers: 405, 445, 488, 515, 561, 640, Evolve EMCCD (512x512) CSU-X1 A Spinning disc, Vector for photomanipulation (FRAP, PALM etc), mSwitcher, FLIM with PIMax-4 camera. Software: Slidebook 5.5 Plenty of objectives, incl 100x Na1.46 DIC (TIRF), Antiflex x63 NA 1.25 for IRM as well as water 63 x NA 1.3 | Immunology, BMC D14 | Leuokocyte migration | Via collaboration, | Lena M Svensson |
| Nikon A1+ (Laser Scanning Confocal) | 405, 488, 561 and 640 lasers, 4 detectors 2 of which high-sensitivity GaAsP, Nikon Ti-E motorized inverted research microscope with constant perfect focus mechanism (PFS3), various objectives | LBIC, BMC D11, LU | Core Facility | Open, see LBIC website for more information | Sebastian Wasserström |
| Nikon N-STORM (Super Resolution) | 405, 488, 561 and 647 lasers, iXON 897 EMCCD, Nikon Ti-E motorized inverted research microscope with constant perfect focus mechanism (PFS3), Motorized TIRF, 3D STORM imaging 20nm x/y, 50nm z resolution, 100x 1.49NA TIRF objective among others | LBIC, BMC D11, LU | Core Facility | Open, see LBIC website for more information | Sebastian Wasserström |
| Nikon Ti-E with TIRF | 405, 457, 477, 488, 514, 561 and 640 lasers for TIRF, Solid-state Spectra-X with 405, 457, 488, 514, 561 and 640 lines for EPI-FL, iXON Ultra 897 EMCCD, Nikon Ti-E motorized inverted research microscope with constant perfect focus mechanism (PFS3), Motorized TIRF, Real-time triggering for fast temporal TIRF/EPI-FL experiments, Stage-top incubator with temperature control (3°C above ambient to 45°C), 100x 1.49NA TIRF objective among others | LBIC, BMC D11, LU | Core Facility | Open, see LBIC website for more information | Sebastian Wasserström |
| Nikon NIS-Elements AR offline workstation | Nikon NIS-Elements advanced research software package including: 3D measurement, Co-localization and ratio-imaging algorithms, advanced image analysis tools, deconvolution algorithms, etc. | LBIC, BMC D11, LU | Core Facility | Open, see LBIC website for more information | Sebastian Wasserström |
| TIRF microscope | Custom made setup for high-resolution fluorescence imaging capable of single molecule studies, fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) and total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF), imaging at two wavelengths simultaneously (488 nm and 638 nm excitation) with micropipette manipulation | Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry | Victoria Junghans | More info, here. | Peter Jönsson |
| Nikon Ti-E Live-cell system | Solid-state Spectra-X with 405, 457, 488, 514, 561 and 640 lines for EPI-FL, iXON Ultra 897 EMCCD, Nikon Ti-E motorized inverted research microscope with constant perfect focus mechanism (PFS3), Real-time triggering for fast temporal EPI-FL experiments, Cage incubator with CO2 (0-18%) and temperature (3°C above ambient to 45°C) control with humidifier, various objectives | Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, LU | Jia-Yi Li | Via collaboration | Jia-Yi Li |
Electron Microscopy
| Tool | Description | Location | Users | Access | Responsible | |
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| Zeiss LEO1560 (SEM) | Standard SEM, 2nd e- and BS detectors | Department of Physics Lund Nanolab | Most ADMIRE members from Solid State Physics | Need cleanroom access. Occupancy ~100% | Ivan Maximov for cleanroom access | |
| FEI nanolab600 (FIBSEM) | SEM. Equipped with ion beam for milling and deposition. Micromanipulator. | Department of Physics Lund Nanolab | Most ADMIRE members from Solid State Physics | Need cleanroom access. Occupancy ~80% | Ivan Maximov for cleanroom access | |
| Hitachi SU8010 (SEM) | SEM. 2nd e- and BS detectors. Cold trap. | Department of Physics Lund Nanolab | Most ADMIRE members from Solid State Physics | Need cleanroom access. Occupancy ~50% | Ivan Maximov for cleanroom access
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| Hitachi SU3500 (SEM) | Tungsten filament, high vac, low vac, 2nd e- and backscatter detectors, low vac 2nd e- detector. More info. | Biology Department | Pay by the hour, with or without technician. Help with sample prep available. | Anyone (after training). | +46 (0)46 222 93 43 | |
| JEOL 1400 Plus (TEM) | TEM, 120kV, LaB6 Filament, CMOS camera More info. | Biology Department | Pay by the hour, with or without technician. | Help with sample prep available. More info. | +46 (0)46 222 93 43 | |
| JEM-2200FS | A transmission electron microscope that is specially designed for cryo-TEM, low dose imaging and tomography. More info, here. | nCHREM, KILU | Mainly from KILU but also other LU users as well as external users. | Open facility. Hourly charge with or without (for qualified users) operator. Sample preparation available. | Anna Carnerup | |
| JEOL 3000F | Analytical TEM with a field-emission electron source. Video rate camera, 2 x 2 k CCD camera. STEM mode with high-angle annular detector. SDD based Oxford XEDS system. Gatan Imaging Filter (2 x 2 k) nm. Specialised holders. | nCHREM, KILU | Mainly from KILU but also other LU users as well as external users. | Open facility. Hourly charge with or without (for qualified users) operator. Sample preparation available. | Crispin Hetherington | |
| JSM-6700F | SEM. Field emission gun. Oxford XEDS system. | nCHREM, KILU | Mainly from KILU but also other LU users as well as external users. | Open facility. Hourly charge with or without (for qualified users) operator. Sample preparation available. | Anna Carnerup, Daniel Jacobsson | |
Scanning Probe Microscopy
| Tool | Description | Location | Users | Access | Responsible |
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| JEOL JSTM 4500 XT (STM) | STM in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV). Liquid-Helium cooling option down to 20 K. Standard preparation techniques. |
Department of Physics, Synchrotron Radiation Research More info about the Lund University Scanning Probe Microscopy Facility (LUSP) be found here. | ADMIRE members from Synchrotron Radiation Research | via collaboration | Anders Mikkelsen, Rainer Timm |
| Omicron VT XA STM | UHV-STM at variable temperatures (room temperature to 800°C), with a qPlus option for non-contact AFM and extra electrical contacts to the sample. Standard preparation techniques. | Anders Mikkelsen | |||
| Omicron VT XA STM | UHV-STM at variable temperatures with liquid-Helium cooling option (50 K – 1100 K. | Anders Mikkelsen, Edvin Lundgren, Joachim Schnadt | |||
| Omicron 1 STM | UHV-STM with extended preparation techniques, mass spectrometry, Auger spectroscopy, LEED | ||||
| Sigma Infinity LT-STM | UHV-STM at low temperatures (< 10K, closed-cycle cooling), with a qPlus option for non-contact AFM and extra electrical contacts to the sample for operando device characterization | Anders Mikkelsen, Rainer Timm | |||
Unisoku SEUL STM | small, light-weight, open-geometry STM for flexible environments, with q-Plus AFM functionality | Anders Mikkelsen, Rainer Timm | |||
| Nanosurf NaioAFM | small, flexible AFM | ||||
| JPK NanoWizard II | AFM for operation in air or liquid environment, with c-AFM and KPFM functionality | belongs to the Division of Solid State Physics | via collaboration | Rainer Timm, Dan Hessman |