Instrument Performance --Tests Field illumination (plastic slides, beads) Axial resolution (mirror) Chromatic aberration (1 u beads, mirror) Laser power (meter, test sample) Laser stability (plastic slide, transmission detector) Beam alignment (focal check,mirror,bead)
Deviation + 8%
Deviation + 4%
Deviation + 17%
Deviation = +10%, +17%, +13%
UV Field Illumination 100X Objective (1.4 NA) 12.5% intervals INTENSITY=
5X Objective (.25 NA) 12.5% intervals
20X Objective (.7 NA) 12.5% intervals
Axial Registration Mirror Test 63X objective (1.2NA) (Chromatic Aberration)
63x ( 1.2NA) objective
Bad Galvanometer
568 nm 488 nm + 568nm 568 nm
Test Samples Beads: Spherotech 10 micron, MP focal check, 1 micron, submicron Front silvered mirror Silicon chip Biological samples-Diatoms, Pollen, MP Fluo slide, User defined specimen Fluorescence Plastic Slide
ABC D E F C
Lower NA’s --Less resolution Longer working distance Cleaner working environment Dry Objectives