Nikon PCM 2000TM Personal Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Bringing a new dimension to confocal microscopy Nikon's powerful, new PCM 2000 is an advanced laser scanning confocal microscope system that can bring the power and control of confocal techniques right into your own life sciences laboratory. A practical alternative to remote multi-user systems, the PCM 2000 is the first system expressly designed to provide the advanced capabilities and performance of a fully integrated confocal system in a package so compact and affordable that it's ideal for the individual lab. If you're currently using confocal techniques, it will enhance your productivity by providing the convenience of a fully featured, on-premise system. If you're currently using epi-fluorescence, you can now move up to the considerable advantages of confocal microscopy for little more than you'd expect to pay for a fully equipped cooled CCD video imaging system.

Neonatal rat hippocampal astrocytes (Viatech, Becton Dickinson, and Nikon Inc.) shown using the quadrant display: red + green images, green image, red image, and transmitted image.

High-performance features

The PCM 2000, Personal Confocal Microscope, consists of the X-Y scanner module, a single or multiple laser light source, an upright or inverted microscope, detection and control electronics, high-performance Intel server Pentium®, Matrox digitizing and processing hardware, and C-Imaging™ high-performance quantitative measuring software. The PCM 2000 features:

To avoid vibration, the laser is remote from the PCM 2000, with illumination delivered via fiber optic connection through a high precision, easily aligned and attached laser coupler.

Ultra-Compact Modular Design Paired-Galvanometer, Point-Scanning Mechanism Single Illumination & Detection Pinhole Requires No Alignments Ultra-High Sensitivity Integration with Extended Dwell Times Windowing & Leveling: Up to 16-Bit Imaging Possible Per Single Channel Simultaneous Multiple Channel Detection Choice of Lasers Fiber Optic Delivery High-Speed Pentium as Standard Line Scan with Live Cell Analysis Software Adaptable to Upright & Inverted Microscopes Choice of Optional Accessories Plug-In Modules for Ease of Service Choice of Acquisition & Display Resolutions High-Performance Quantitative Measuring Software