Objectives at Live Cell Imaging Core Facility (LCI)

Objectives available on the LCI Core Facility microscopes.

Objectives permanently available on each of our NIKON microscopes

Objectives that are permanently available on each of our NIKON microscopes
MagnificationImmersionnNAWD mmType
Plan Apo 10xdry10.454
Plan Apo 10x lambda Ddry10.454
Plan Apo 20xdry10.751
Plan Apo 60xoil1.521.400.13Correction of chromatic aberrations (405-660 nm)
Plan Apo 20x lambda Ddry10.80.8
Plan Apo 60x lambda Doil1.521.420.15

Objectives rotating between our NIKON microscopes

Objectives that are rotating between our NIKON microscopes
MagnificationImmersionnNAWD mmType
Plan Apo 4xdry10.2020
Plan Apo lambda D 4xdry10.2020
Plan Apo lambda S 20x (LWD)water1.330.950.93Correction for glass thickness (0.11-23)
Plan Apo Lambda Sil 25XCsilicon1.4061.050.55Correction collar
Plan Apo 40xdry10.950.43Correction for glass thickness (0.11-0.23)
PLan Fluor 40xdry10.750.66
Plan Apo lambda D 40xdry10.950.21Correction for glass thickness (0.11-23)
Plan Fluor 40xoil1.521.300.2
Plan Apo Lambda Sil 40XCsilicon1.4061.250.3Correction collar
Plan Apo 60x (TIRF)oil1.521.490.12 (ring)Correction for glass thickness and temperature (0.13-0.21/23 degrees;0.15-0.21/37 degrees)
Plan Apo 60xwater1.331.200.31-0.28 (ring)Correction for glass thickness (0.15-18); Correction of chromatic aberrations (405-660 nm)
Plan Apo VC 100x (TIRF)oil1.521.490.12 (ring)Correction for glass thickness and temperature (0.13-0.20/23 degrees;0.15-0.21/37 degrees
Plan Apo VC 100xoil1.521.400.13Correction of chromatic aberrations (405-660 nm)
Plan Apo lambda D 100xoil1.521.450.13

Objectives available on Minerva

Objectives available on Minerva
MagnificationImmersionnNAWD mmType
Plan Fluor PhL 4xdry10.1316.5
Plan Fluor Ph1 10xdry10.315.2
S Plan Fluor Ph1ELWD 20xdry10.45 (ring8.2-6.9Correction cover glass thickness (0-2.00)
S Plan Fluor Ph2 ELWD 40xdry10.6 (ring)3.6-2.8Correction cover glass thickness (0-2.00)
S Plan Fluor Ph2 ELWD 60xdry10.70 (ring)2.62-1.8Correction cover glass thickness (0-2.00)

Objectives available on Iris

Objectives available on Iris
MagnificationImmersionnNAWD (mm)
Plan UW 1xdry10.043.2
Plan Apo 10xdry10.454
Plan Apo 20xdry10.751
Plan Apo 40xdry10.950.14

Objectives available on Theia

Objectives available on Theia
MagnificationImmersionnNAWD (mm)
Achrostigmat, Zeiss 10xdry10.25
Olympus LCPlanFI 20xdry10.4
Plan-NFOFLUAR 40xdry10.750.5
Content reviewer:
09-09-2025