Microscopy Facility

CM-100

Transmission electron microscope (TEM)

Mouse retina connecting cilium of a rod cell showing membranous disk.Electron Source – W or LaB6 emitter with high tension values of 40, 60, 80, and 100 kV

  • TEM Magnification 18 x – 450 kx
  • Resolution 0.34 nm TEM line resolution
    • Eucentric Specimen Stage with X,Y,Z, a and ß control
    • Single-Tilt (alpha)
    • holder with +/- 75˚ maximum title angle
    • Gatan Cryo Holder
    • Techniques: Bright field and Annular Dark Field modes
    • Electron Diffraction
    • Tomography, No software associated with system
    • AMT digital capture system with Hamamatsu digital camera model C8484-05G.