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Re: Need to buy a confocal
From:
Guy Cox <[log in to unmask]>
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Confocal Microscopy List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 09:11:43 +1000
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>Laser illuminated DIC does not work on our Nikon inverted microscope. BioRad
>has so far not been able to tell us why. However, we discovered the problem
>only recently, so they have not had much time to think about it.
>Straightforward tungsten illuminated DIC performs as expected.


This problem has cropped up before on this list - it is usually because
the plane of polarization of the laser light is in the wrong direction for
the DIC.  It does not depend on the brand of microscope (stand or confocal)
so far as I'm aware.

                                                        Guy Cox

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