ANOPTRAL MICROSCOPE - A NEW OPTICAL DEVICE FOR INVESTIGATING OBJECTS WITH WEAK CONTRAST

Abstract

The anoptral microscope is described as a variety of the amplitude and negative phase-contrast microscope. However, there is considerable advantage in the anoptral microscope, particularly in the extremely great depth of the field of the object, which in an immersion system reaches a value of 2 microns (in the ordinary immersion 90 the depth of the field does not exceed 0.4 microns). Excellent results were obtained during time lag motion picture taking of delicate viable processes such as the division of cell nuclei of Protozoa, and in the detection of the most minute details of protoplast, emerging during the division of bacteria.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0642068

Entities

People

  • M. A. Peshkov

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Bacteria
  • Cell Membrane
  • Cell Nucleus
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Contrast
  • Detection
  • Diameters
  • Illumination
  • Low Voltage
  • Medical Personnel
  • Microscopes
  • Microscopy
  • Motion Pictures
  • Russian Language
  • Skeletal Muscle

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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