What Makes a Light Microscope?
What Makes A Light Microscope?
Reading Assignment:
“Microscopy From The Very Beginning” PDF in class folder on web page.
A Good general reference is
http://zeiss-campus.magnet.fsu.edu/tutorials/index.html
Light source:
- Properties of light
- Light sources See: Light Sources.pdf
Condenser:
- Kohler principle See: Kohler Illumination.pdf
- Confocal principle
Objective
- Aberration corrections See: Objectives.pdf
- Numerical Aperture See: Numerical Aperture and Resolution.pdf
Eyepiece
- Ocular
- Camera
- Scanner
- Magnification
- Empty magnification See: Digital Imaging.pdf – Section on Spatial Resolution in Digital Images
Stand
- Upright
- Inverted
- Attachments