New instrument rates as of July 1, 2022:
Microscope |
Internal Yale ($/hr) |
Laser Scanning Confocal - Leica Stellaris 8 | 36 |
Laser Scanning Confocal - Leica SP8 | 28 |
Spinning Disk Confocal - Nikon | 28 |
Laser Microdissection System - Leica LMD7000 | 22 |
Widefield - Leica Thunder Imager 3D Tissue | 21 |
Widefield - Leica DMi8 | 16 |
Atomic Force - Asylum Research Cypher ES | 6 |
Free training for all users.
The Nikon SDC, Leica DMi8, Leica LMD are charged per actual time used, the AFM and the Leica Stellaris 8 and SP8 are charged as 'earlier of resereved or actual start' until 'later of reserved or actual end'. Billing is no longer capped. The instruments have the following minimal use charge for Yale internal users: Leica Stellaris ($12), Leica SP8 ($9.25), Nikon SDC ($9.25), Leica LMD ($7.25), Leica Thunder ($7.00), Leica DMi8 ($5.25), and AFM ($2).
Other equipment in the Imaging Core (use free of charge):
- Inverted Fluorescence Microscope Leica DMIL LED
- Stereo Microscope Leica M125
- 3D Printer (currently out of order)
Available software on the Imaging Core workstations (Rm 006):
- Leica LAS X software
- free LAS X core version here
- Nikon Elements software
free Viewer avaible here - Optical design software – Zemax
- Mechanical design software – Solidworks