Automated microscopy for fission track dating — serving science since 1979
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Trakscan Plus DeLuxe

Our flagship automated counting system, built on the top-of-the-line Zeiss AxioImager Z2m — for laboratories that want the best available, without compromise.

What makes the DeLuxe different

The DeLuxe is built on the Zeiss AxioImager Z2m — the most capable stand in the AxioImager range, with extensive motorisation and a heavy-duty motorised focus drive stepping at just 10 nanometres (the Professional and Premier step at 25 nm). If your laboratory wants maximum configuration flexibility and the finest positioning available, this is the one.

  • Full objective set: Epiplan-Neofluar 2.5×, 5×, 10×, 20×, 50× and 100× — the low-power objectives make grain scouting and coordination especially comfortable
  • Anti-vibration platform included — an optional extra on the other systems
  • CPL kit included — circular polarisation for rapid apatite grain selection, also optional elsewhere
  • 10 nm focus stepping on a heavy-duty motorised drive

The automated counting capability itself — first presented by Professor Andrew Gleadow at ECTC 2006 in Bremen, refined and patented since — is identical across all three systems. What you are choosing here is the finest hardware platform we offer.

Included with every Trakscan Plus system

  • Fission TrackStudio — TrackWorks (capture) and FastTracks (analysis anywhere in the world), developed jointly with the University of Melbourne, with fully automated track counting for both EDM and LA-ICP-MS workflows
  • Zeiss stepper-motor stage and joystick, connecting directly to the microscope — no external controller; a Piezo-motor stage upgrade is available
  • Slide handling: standard Zeiss holder plus two patented Autoscan holders accepting a variety of slide sizes
  • IDS digital colour camera — 4 MP, 12-bit, up to 75 fps — with matched C-mount
  • Pre-configured high-performance PC with all microscope, stage, camera and analysis software installed and tested
  • Installation, calibration and training by Autoscan at your laboratory

Ready for the Rolls-Royce of microscope systems?

Tell us about your laboratory and we will prepare a detailed quotation for the DeLuxe configuration.