Optical Microscopy

Optical microscopy can be accomplished through many different instruments in the NAT Lab. The Zeiss Axioscope, AmScope Stereo Microscope, TriboIndenter camera system and CSM camera system can all be used to perform microscopy on a wide variety of samples.

Typical Experimental Results

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Dark field image capture of a grid pattern with the Zeiss Axioscope

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622 µm x 538 µm Optical image captures of 2 different polyethylene plugs at 1X zoom level
with the TriboIndenter Optics

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Critical failure location of a paint coating observed in the CSM optics

Applications

Biological Materials	Bright Field	Dark Field
Etched Materials	Failure Location	Grain Count
Grain Structure	Key Dimensions	Metallurgy
Particle Counts	Surface Features	Visual Inspection

For more information please read our application notes:

Instrument: Zeiss Axiotron Inspection Microscope

Key Specifications

Microscopy Type	Stereo, Compound
Optical Resolution	200nm
Magnification	0.58X-1200X
Objective	5X, 10X, 20X, 50X, 100X, 150X
Biocular Lens	5X, 10X
Imaging Mode	Bright Field, Dark Field
Sample Size	Height: 50mm; Diameter: >150 mm
Stage	Manual or automatic
Camera	Color CCD
Light Source	LED, Halogen Lamp