RCF Microscopy Manual
5/2/2017
Authors Cory Nook and Chaowei Shang
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Table of Contents
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Start up the system…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 3
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Touch screen controller (TFT DISPLAY)
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Mount and view the sample through the microscope ……………………………………………….
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Start up the AxioVision software….…………………………………………………………………….......... Page 8
4.1 Experiment settings……………………………………………………………………………………………….
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4.2 Apotome Settings………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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4.3 Channel Creation……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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4.4 Setting Exposure
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Acquiring and saving an experiment ………………………………………………………………………….. Page 13
5.1 Acquire……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 13
5.2 Save and Export……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Z-stack ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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6.1 Adding a Z-Stack to Your Experiment………………………………………………………………………….. Page
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6.2 Setting the Limits of the Z-Stack………………………….…………………………………………………….
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6.3 Z-Stack Settings……………………………..…………………………………………………………………………..
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6.4 Z-stack Cut View…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Shutdown…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page
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Technical Issues and Errors….…………………………………………………………………………………….. Page
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