Zeiss Axioskop 2 FS plus Manual page 98

Carl Zeiss
• Move rod of the rotary polarizer (3-22/5) on the SENARMONT polarizer in the 45° click-stop position.
• Swing in analyzer module D on the reflector turret (3-22/1).
• Remove one eyepiece from the tube and replace it with a centering telescope.
Fig. 3-21 Centering of DIC slider
The universal condenser must not be equipped with DIC prisms which are integrated together
with polarization filters.
• Move SENARMONT polarizer (3-22/4) (polarizer and λ/4 plate) into click-stop position.
• Set luminous-field diaphragm and aperture diaphragm (3-22/3) in accordance with the KÖHLER rules.
• In SENARMONT-DIC, optimum contrast is set by turning the polarizer via pushrod (3-22/5) in the
lower part of the SENARMONT polarizer. The λ/4-plate positioned above must always be swung in if
SENARMONT contrasting is to be successful. If the DIC slider is correctly positioned in the center,
darkness is created in the click-stop position of the SENARMONT polarizer, i.e. the path difference is
0 nm in this position.
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OPERATION
Illumination and contrasting techniques
• A diagonal black line (3-21/2) of the DIC slider
• Adjust the knurled screw of the DIC slider
• Remove centering telescope and insert eyepiece
(4)
• Move the DIC-suitable objective in the objective
• Swing in the DIC analyzer module on the
• Swing in the suitable DIC prism I, II or III (digit
becomes visible in observation of the field of
view using the centering telescope.
(3-21/1) to move the diagonal black line into
the center of the field of view.
again.
Setting of transmitted-light DIC on
Axioskop 2 FS plus) and
Axioskop 2 FS
MOT
slider in the work position via the pushrod
(3-22/2).
reflector turret (3-22/1).
on condenser turret disk).
Axioskop 2 FS plus
Axioskop 2 FS
MOT
B 40-076 e 02/01