ThemotorizedcorrectioncollaroftheLeicamotCORR™objectivessimplifiestheworkflowbyquicklyadjustingtheobjectivelensestovaryingcoverglassthickness,changesintemperature,andspecimeninhomogeneities.
Theopticalperformanceofhighnumericalaperturewaterimmersionobjectivesishighlysensitivetorefractiveindexmismatchescausedbysuchvariations.Preciseadjustmentofthecorrectioncollarensuresthatoptimalresolution,signalintensityandpenetrationdepthisrestored.
LeicamotCORR™objectivesprovidesuperiorcolorcorrectionandfieldflatnessbasedonLeica’sPlanApochromatic(PLAPO)opticsforthebestimagingresults.
SuperiorOpticsforHigh-resolutionin3D
ConfocallaserscanningmicroscopycoupleshighresolutionimaginginxywithheABIlitytoresolveobjectsinthethird(z)dimension.Thisperformanceisoptimalwhentherefractiveindicesofthesampleandtheinterveningmediamatch. Mismatchesintherefractiveindicescausedeteriorationofthepoint-spreadfunction,geometricdistortion,andsphericalandchromaticaberrations.
Preciseadjustmentoftheobjectivecorrectioncollarmovesthecentrallensgroupoftheobjectivetorestoreoptimalimageresolutionandbrightness.
PreciseCorrectionforThousandsofTurns
Manualadjustmentofthecorrectioncollarrequirestimeandexperience,andischallengingwhenaccesstotheobjectiveisobstructedbyadditionalequipment.TheLeicamotCORR™simplifiesadjustmentofthecorrectioncollarandreducesthetrainingeffort.
ThecorrectioncollaroftheLeicamotCORR™objectiveisdrivenbyaprecise,robustmotor.Itisdesignedtoprovidethemostreliableadjustmentofthelensesandadaptsforcoverglassthicknessfrom0.14to0.18mm.
Software-controlledCorrectionsimplifiesWorkflow
TheLeicamotCORR™iseasilyremote-controlledbythecontrolpanelandbyLASAFmicroscopesoftware.Thisensuresthatthespecimenremainsundisturbedduringmovementofthecorrectioncollar.
Positioningthecorrectioncollarisfastandreducesthetimespentonexperimentsetup.OpticalcorrectionadjustmentswiththeLeicamotCORR™areperformedquicklyandeasilywiththeSuperZgalvostage,whichallowsacquisitionoflivexz-scansontheLeicaTCSSP8.StorethemotCORR™positionandconvenientlyrecallitforlateruse.
ThePerfectMatchforYourApplication
Preciseadjustmentofthecorrectioncollarisessentialforoptimalresolution,signalintensityandpenetrationdepthinmanyconfocalapplications.
ThemotCORR™objectivesarepreparedforusewiththeLeicaWaterImmersionMicroDispenser,whichprovidesautomaticwatersupplyduringexperiments.TheyarecompatIBLewiththeadaptivefocuscontrol(AFC)forbestfocusstability.
CurrentlyavailableobjectivesforusewithLeicaDMI6000:
HCPLAPO40x/1.10WmotCORRCS2
HCPLAPO63x/1.20WmotCORRCS2
