Optical microscopy can be accomplished through many different instruments in the NAT Lab. The Zeiss Axioscope, AmScope Stereo Microscope, TriboIndenter camera system and CSM camera system can all be used to perform microscopy on a wide variety of samples.

Typical Experimental Results

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Dark field image capture of a grid pattern with the Zeiss Axioscope

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622 µm x 538 µm Optical image captures of 2 different polyethylene plugs at 1X zoom level
with the TriboIndenter Optics

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Critical failure location of a paint coating observed in the CSM optics

Applications

Biological Materials
Bright Field
Dark Field
Etched Materials
Failure Location
Grain Count
Grain Structure
Key Dimensions
Metallurgy
Particle Counts
Surface Features
Visual Inspection

For more information please read our application notes:

Instrument: Zeiss Axiotron Inspection Microscope

Key Specifications

Microscopy Type Stereo, Compound
Optical Resolution 200nm
Magnification 0.58X-1200X
Objective 5X, 10X, 20X, 50X, 100X, 150X
Biocular Lens 5X, 10X
Imaging Mode Bright Field, Dark Field
Sample Size Height: 50mm; Diameter: >150 mm
Stage Manual or automatic
Camera Color CCD
Light Source LED, Halogen Lamp

Hysitron TriboIndenter Optics

SPM

CSM Scratch Tester Camera System

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AmScope Stereo Tri-ocular Microscope

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