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Optical Microscopy Course Kit Chapter 6: Samples
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Chapter 6 Samples
All samples can be stored in the slide storage box for 25 slides, provided with the kit.
1. R1L3S11P Resolution Test Target
This is a custom optical target designed specifically for
this microscopy course. It contains multiple resolution
targets (USAF 1951 and NBS1963a) as well as a set
of different Ronchi spacings and several features from
the original Abbe slides used to introduce his theory
(and Zeiss microscopes) c. 1900. Despite their
pedagogical utility, the Abbe slide elements have been
out of production for decades until Thorlabs agreed to
make this target for the kit.
The targets are made by plating vacuum-sputtered,
l
ow reflectivity chrome with an optical density of ≥3 at
430 nm on a soda lime glass substrate.
Do not touch the glass with bare hands. We advise
storing them in the plastic boxes they are shipped
in, and to encourage users to treat them carefully
and protect them from dust when not in use.
2. Bead Sample
Invitrogen Molecular Probes TetraSpeck Fluorescent
Microspheres Size Kit (Mounted on Slide).
Position 1:
4.0 μm Microspheres
Position 2: 1.0 μm Microspheres
Position 3: 0.5 μm Microspheres
Position 4: 0.2 μm Microspheres
Position 5: 0.1 μm Microspheres
Position 6: Mounted Mixture of All Five Sizes.
Storage Requirements: Store at room temperature
and protect from light. Do not freeze.
A label for the bead sizes can be found on the label
sheet.
3. Abbe Slides
Three slides of a printed photography of Ernst Abbe
and text for imaging conjugate optical planes in the
setup during Lab 6.
For demonstration purposes, two of the slides have to
be removed from their plastic covers. Break the cover
off to access the whole slide.
There are no special storage requirements for these
slides.