Spinning Disk Microscopy
A Spinning Disk is more or less a multiple beam confocal. These multpile beams are formed by a series of lenses and coresponding pinholes on 2 rotating disks. The disks spin very fast (5000-10000rpm), so the sample is scanned in a very short time. With the fast camera detecion a very high temporal resolution can be reached combined with confocal imaging. That's why you can use that technique to visualize fast dynamics and high speed events.
The following links give a detailed introduction to Spinning Disk microscopy:
Introduction
Spinning Disk Fundamentals
