Time-gated luminescence microscopy

Russell E. Connally; James A. Piper

doi:10.1196/annals.1430.032

Time-gated luminescence microscopy

Russell E. Connally, James A. Piper

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Autofluorescent algal samples were spiked with europium beads for analysis on a novel all-solid-state, time-gated luminescence (TGL) microscope. Pulsed UV excitation (365 nm) was provided by a high-power UV-LED source fitted to an Olympus BX51 microscope. An "Impactron" electron multiplying charge-coupled-device (CCD) camera acquired images in delayed luminescence mode. Second, we evaluated sensitivity of the instrument by acquiring images of immunofluorescently labeled Giardia cysts with a single-exposure period of 3 ms. The camera was triggered 3 μs after the LED had extinguished to yield a 14-fold increase in signal-to-noise ratio within a single 33 ms capture cycle. This novel instrument could be switched instantly from prompt epifluorescence mode to TGL mode for suppression of short-lived fluorescence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	106-116
Number of pages	11
Journal	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume	1130
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1430.032
Publication status	Published - May 2008

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