Optical Path Components
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Terms
Term Reference
11 terms| Term | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Camera Count | More cameras, faster imaging | |
| Color Temperature | The color of a light source, in kelvin; a halogen lamp's drops, and turns yellower, as its voltage is lowered. | |
| Dichroic Mirror | Wavelength-selective beam splitting | |
| Emission Filter | Selecting the fluorescence signal | |
| Field Diaphragm | The adjustable iris near the lamp that sets how much of the specimen is illuminated; open it until it just clears the fi... | |
| Filter Wheel | Motorized filter switching | |
| Köhler Illumination | The standard way to set up transmitted-light illumination so the field is evenly lit and the illuminated area is control... | |
| Multi-Camera Splitter | Simultaneous multi-channel detection | |
| Neutral Density Filter | A filter that reduces light evenly across the visible spectrum, so brightness can change without changing color. | |
| Pentaband Dichroic | Multi-laser excitation without switching | |
| Tube Lens | Forming the image from infinity-corrected objectives |