> Dear Linda
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> a comment from the manufacturer (Leica).
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>       technology, and Leica would have to undergo a major retooling of
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>       entire system ($$$) to get to 12 bit.  We did not want to buy
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> The new Spectral Confocal Microscope Leica TCS SP does have dedicated
> hardware and software to capture and quantitatively measure a signal
> dynamic range of 4096/1 (12 bit) per
> channel (for 1-4 detector channels simultaneously)
> For storage and display the data are then compressed to 8 bit/channel
> This compression does not result in loss of relevant data, as the
> signal-to-noise ratio in confocal
> fluorescence microscopy virtually never exceeds 8 bit.
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> For Leica TCS NT systems, this hardware/software change will be
> available from the middle of 1998 on.
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> Best regards
>
> Martin
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> Martin Hoppe, Ph. D.
> VP Sales & Marketing
> Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH
> Im Neuenheimer Feld 519
> D 69120 Heidelberg
> Germany
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> Phone +49-6221-41480
> Fax +49-6221-414822
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