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DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT
Axioscope 5/7/Vario
Intended use
ZEISS
03/2018
430035-7344-001
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DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT
2.1
Intended use
The Axioscope 5/7/Vario microscopes are universal microscopes designed especially for applications in
biological and medical fields and for materials analysis.
Depending on the configuration of the microscope stand, they may be used with transmitted light only or
with a combination of transmitted light and reflected light.
Typical areas of use for the Axioscope 5/7/Vario in biomedical applications include:
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medical analysis in laboratories, hospitals, physicians’ practices,
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science and research (colleges, universities) in medical and biological fields,
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industrial applications (pharmacology, food technology),
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analysis of blood and tissue samples of the human body.
The Axioscope 5/7/Vario may also be used for materials analysis in:
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routine research in aerospace and metallographic laboratories,
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quality assurance and control in the automobile and mechanical engineering industries
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failure analysis in the electronics and semiconductor industries,
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The analysis of optical properties of minerals in geoscience studies, and
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morphology studies in the chemical, polymer and mineral exploration industries.
Depending on the accessories with which each instrument is equipped, the following microscopy and
contrasting techniques can be performed:
Transmitted light
Reflected light
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Bright-field (BF)
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Bright-field (BF)
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Dark-field (DF)
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Dark-field (DF)
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Phase contrast (PhC)
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Differential interference contrast (DIC)
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Differential interference contrast (DIC)
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Circular differential interference
contrast/total interference contrast
(C-DIC/TIC)
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PlasDIC
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Fluorescence
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Polarization (Pol): orthoscopy and
conoscopy
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Polarization (Pol)
The binocular photo tubes can be connected via a special adapter with a microscopy camera, a reflex
camera or a digital/video camera for documentation purposes. An Infinity Space Camera Port (ISCP)
camera can be used when working with transmitted light.