Khaled wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> I am trying to decide between a 543 HeNe line or 568 Kr laser for the
> green line for a confocal system beside the longer life of the HeNe
> and the better seperation from the 488 with the Kr are there any
> other factors I should take into account?
>
543nm is probably a better excitation wavelength for Cy3 and similar dyes.
568nm should be better for Texas Red, but 543nm should be ok for that also.

--aryeh
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