Illumination: Cleaning & Maintenance
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Dust and dirt particles can sometimes be seen during observation and may affect image quality. The following notes lead you through the basic procedures from knowing how to clean the external frame to cleaning the optical system and specimens. | |
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Illumination: The Mercury Burner
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This instructional leaflet gives you the requirements and instructions for setting up the mercury burner, how to use the collector lens focus and how to minimise bleaching.
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Illumination: Koehler Illumination
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All too frequently, sophisticated and well-equipped microscopes fail to yield quality images because of incorrect use of the light source. This leaflet explains what Koehler Illumination is, the requirements for it and how to set up your microscope for it.
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Illumination: Nomarski DIC
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This leaflet in the Illumination series takes you through setting up Nomarski DIC.
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Illumination: Phase Contrast
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This leaflet in the Illumination series takes you through setting up Phase Contrast. | |
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Illumination: Focus Lock
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High magnification objectives generally have very short working distances, so there is always the risk of driving the objective through the specimen. However, most modern microscopes are fitted with a focus lock which can prevent this happening. | |
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Illumination: Darkfield Microscopy
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Darkfield microscopy is an underrated contrast technique which can produce striking images for minimal outlay. | |
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