Andor has announced the launch of the Tucam for simultaneous two-camera imaging.
Suited to fast, concurrent detection of two different fluorophores in experiments such as co-localisation FRET or ratiometric ion signalling, Tucam is compatible with Andor's complete range of low-light imaging cameras, including Ixon3 and Luca EMCCDs, Clara interline CCD and the latest Neo sCMOS innovation.
Further flexibility is provided with bypass mode and first surface mirror, when Tucam provides a high-performance camera switch.
The robust design of Tucam ensures high optical and mechanical stability, and ease of alignment.
Available as C- or CSUX-mount versions and availing of a range of quality wavelength or polarisation filter sets, Tucam also features achromatic lenses, transmission, low distortion and good registration between camera channels.
A 22mm aperture certifies compatibility with large-format sensors for wide-field-of-view imaging, as offered by the Neo sCMOS.
'When integrated into Andor's Revolution microscopy systems solutions, Tucam opens exciting opportunities for real-time confocal and TIRF where multi-channel or polarisation imaging is required,' said Dr Mark Browne, director of microscopy systems at Andor Technology.
'Furthermore, when coupled with the Ixon3 high-performance EMCCD, Tucam can readily perform dual-colour, single-molecule imaging, extending also to the bi-plane 3D super-resolution technique,' he added.
