Optical Microscope Imaging.

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Hans Engelkamp

Field range 0 ... 33 T
Spectral range Illumination Different types of lamps: Halogen, Xenon, Deuterium Different types of lasers (wavelength in nm): HeNe: 632.8, 543.5 Ti:Sapphire: 700 – 1070 Solid State: 375, 405, 485, 488, 515, 532, 640, 685, 730. Dye laser: 540-655 Detection Sony dxc-990p ccd camera with YH18x6.7 KRS SX7 lens
Temperature range 278 ... 363 K Stabilized to 0.1 K
Sample size Optical cuvettes with thickness 0.01-0.5 cm (Voight configuration) Microscopy cover slips up to 12.5 cm (Faraday configuration)
Sensitivity Depends on magnification and light source Resolution down to 1 m
Typical experiment Transmission microscopy Scattering microscopy Imaging of levitation experiments
Sample Holder Modular design
Sample environment Solutions or dispersions
Examples R. Hemmersbach, A. Simon, K. Wasser, J. Hauslage, P.C.M. Christianen, P.W. Albers, M. Lebert, P. Richter, W. Alt and R. Anken, "Impact of a High Magnetic Field on the Orientation of Gravitactic Unicellular Organisms-a Critical Consideration About the Application of Magnetic Fields to Mimic Functional Weightlessness", Astrobiology 2014, 14, 205.
local contact: H.Engelkamp