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phase-contrast microscope

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noun

  1. a microscope that makes visible details of colourless transparent objects. It employs a method of illumination such that small differences of refractive index of the materials in the object cause differences of luminous intensity by interference

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While its principle is the same as the interference microscope, the phase-contrast microscope is simpler to use and construct.

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Figure 27.53 shows the basic construction of a phase-contrast microscope.

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Figure 27.53 Simplified construction of a phase-contrast microscope.

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