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Anatomy of a Microscope - Substage Condensers
The substage condenser gathers light from the microscope light source and concentrates it in o a cone of light that illuminates the specimen with uniform intensity over the entire viewfield.
2018-04-12 Pooher Inc. 237
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Anatomy of a Microscope - Eyepieces
Eyepiecesworkincombinationwithmicroscopeobjectivestofurthermagnifytheintermediateimagesothatspecimendetailscanbeobserved.
2018-04-12 Pooher Inc. 362
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UIS2 Infinity Optical Systems
Inthesesystems,theimagedistanceissettoinfinity,andatube(ortelan)lensisstrategicallyplacedwithinthebodytubebetweentheobjectiveandtheeyepieces(oculars)toproducetheintermediateimage.
2018-04-12 Pooher Inc. 579
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Anatomy of a Microscope - Field Curvature
Curvature of field in optical microscopy is an aberration that is familiar to most experienced microscopists. This artifact is the natural result of using lenses that have curved surfaces.
2018-04-02 Pooher Inc. 399
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Anatomy of a Microscope - Optical Aberrations
Lens errors in modern optical microscopy are an unfortunate problem caused by artifacts arising from the interaction of light with glass lenses.
2018-04-02 Pooher Inc. 671
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Anatomy of the Microscope - Mechanical Tube Length
Themechanicaltubelengthofanopticalmicroscopeisdefinedasthedistancefromthenosepieceopening,wheretheobjectiveismounted,tothetopedgeoftheobservationtubeswheretheeyepieces(oculars)areinsrted.
2018-03-30 Pooher Inc. 377
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Microscope Objectives: Numerical Aperture and Resolution
The numerical aperture of a microscope objective is a measure of its ability to gather light and resolve fine specimen detail at a fixed object distance.
2018-03-29 Pooher Inc. 441
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Anatomy of the Microscope - Microscope Objectives
A majority of microscope manufacturers also offer a wide variety of objectives having unique configurations designed to perform specific functions not normally found on common laboratory microscopes.
2018-03-29 Pooher Inc. 321
