Perkin Elmer Operetta CLSÂ
    Description
The Operetta CLS is a high-content imaging system with a spinning disk confocal that supports rapid imaging of biological samples. Its automated capabilities enable high-throughput analysis, making it well-suited for applications such as phenotypic screening, live-cell imaging, and drug discovery research.
Specifications
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- 5x magnification features a numerical aperture of 0.16, uses dry immersion, and offers a working distance of 12.1 mm, corrected for a 0.17 mm glass bottom.Â
 - 20x magnification (1) has a numerical aperture of 0.4, with dry immersion and a working distance of 8.28 mm, corrected for glass bottoms ranging from 0 to 1.5 mm.Â
 - 20x magnification (2) provides a numerical aperture of 0.8, utilises dry immersion, and has a working distance of 0.55 mm, corrected for a 0.17 mm glass bottom.Â
 - 20x magnification (3) offers a numerical aperture of 1.0, uses water immersion, and has a working distance of 1.7 mm, corrected for a 0.17 mm glass bottom.Â
 - 40x magnification comes with a numerical aperture of 1.1, utilises water immersion, and provides a working distance of 0.62 mm, corrected for a 0.17 mm glass bottom.
 
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- The system includes LED excitation at 365 nm, 405 nm, 440 nm, 475 nm, 510 nm, 550 nm, 630 nm, and 660 nm, as well as an LED for transmitted white light.
 
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The system includes:
Filter Type Wavelength Range Excitation Filter BP 355 nm – 385 nm BP 390 nm – 420 nm BP 435 nm – 460 nm 
BP 460 nm – 490 nm BP 490 nm – 515 nm BP 500 nm – 550 nm Emission Filter BP 430 nm – 500 nm BP 570 nm – 620 nm BP 530 nm – 560 nm BP 615 nm – 645 nm  BP 650 nm – 675 nm BP 655 nm – 705 nm BP 685 nm – 760 nm BP 570 nm – 650 nm  - 
        
        
The Hamamatsu Orca Flash 4.0 V2 camera features a CMOS image sensor for scientific measurement, with a maximum pixel format of 2048 x 2048, a pixel size of 6.5 µm (H) x 6.5 µm (V), a bit depth of 16 bits, and a sensitivity and speed of 100 fps at the 2048 x 2048 format.
 
Applications
- Phenotypic screeningÂ
 - Live-cell imagingÂ
 - Drug discovery research
 
Instrument location
Katharina Gaus Light Microscopy Facility
Level 2
Biosciences Building (E26)
ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Sydney, NSW 2033
Phone: 02 9065 5306
 ·¡³¾²¹¾±±ô:ÌýKGlmf@unsw.edu.au
Dr Alex Macmillan
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Email
alex.macmillan@unsw.edu.au 
Dr Michael Carnell
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Email
m.carnell@unsw.edu.au 
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