Carl Zeiss has introduced the Axio Scope.A1 microscope system with polarization microscopy. The modular design of the Axio Scope.A1 offers an interface between the upper and lower parts of the stand to allow the use of spacers for adapting microscope slides to the sample size. The flexible configuration of the components available provides versions for transmitted light, reflected light, or both with up to 100W light intensity. This high light intensity also makes the system suitable for weakly reflecting samples. Axio Scope.A1 now features relevant contrasting techniques including differential interference contrast (C-DIC) and circular polarization.
The microscope permits switching from orthoscopy to conoscopy, and is also suitable for darkfield applications. Other benefits of the system for polarization are the standard-compliant DIN compensator mount, color-neutral polarizers, ball bearing mounted rotary stages, and four different series of strain-free objective lenses. The microscope system can be used with traditional cameras, and with AxioVision image processing software.
Carl Zeiss Microimaging, Inc., www.zeiss.com/micro
