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An instrument used to obtain an enlarged image of a small object. The image may be seen, photographed, or sensed by photocells or other receivers,...
Transmission electron microscope (in 'Electron microscope' article)
Electrons are commonly emitted from the tip of a fine tungsten-wire hairpin filament or, to further reduce the size of the effective electron source,
Scanning electron microscope (in 'Electron microscope' article)
A modern version of the scanning electron microscope is illustrated in Fig. 6. The microscope column, with the source at the top and the specimen cha
Emission electron microscopes (in 'Electron microscope' article)
These may take several forms (Fig. 9). In the immersion electron microscope, for which a rudimentary form is shown in Fig. 9a, the specimen is a flat
Types of Microscope (in 'Optical microscope' article)
The types of microscope discussed in this section are variations of the light- or bright-field microscope.
Light microscope (in 'Optical microscope' article)
The mirror, condenser, oculars, and body tube of the light microscope are frequently known as the optical train. The stand, stage, and adjustments co
Inverted microscope (in 'Optical microscope' article)
The inverted microscope has the body of the microscope, including the objective and the ocular, below the stage and the illumination above the stage f
Comparison microscope (in 'Optical microscope' article)
The comparison microscope is an arrangement of two microscopes connected by a special viewing ocular so that the field of one microscope is seen at on
Dissecting microscope (in 'Optical microscope' article)
Dissecting microscopes are of two types. The simplest is a magnifying glass mounted on a support above a glass plate, used for the dissection of mate
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Figure 1.Some common types of magnifier. (a) Double convex. (b) Doublet. (c) Coddington. (d) Hastings triplet. (e) Achromat. (After F. A. Jenkins and H. E. White, Fundamentals of Optics, 3d ed., McGraw-Hill, 1957)
From Encyclopedia article 'Microscope'
Figure 2.Diagram of compound microscope. (After F. A. Jenkins and H. E. White, Fundamentals of Optics, 3d ed., McGraw-Hill, 1957)
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