Nikon Eclipse LV100DA-U Instructions Manual page 16

Microscopy methods list
See the table below for the microscopies available with the product, as well as the optional
accessories required for each microscopy.
Bright-field microscopy under
the epi-illumination
Dark-field microscopy under
the epi-illumination
Polarization microscopy under
the episcopic illumination
(simplified/sensitive color)
Differential interference
contrast microscopy under
the epi-illumination
Epi-fl microscopy
Bright-field microscopy
under the dia-illumination
Polarization microscopy under
the diascopic illumination
(simplified/sensitive color)
Dark-field microscopy under
the dia illumination
Phase contrast microscopy
under the dia illumination
Differential interference
contrast microscopy under
the dia illumination
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Microscopy
Microscopy
Required accessories (optional)
Method
p.15 -
p.17 BD objective
Polarizer slider and analyzer slider
(The PA block can be used for the simplified
p.18
polarization.),
lambda plate slider (for the sensitive color)
Senarmont method
Polarizer slider (equipped with the 1/4 lambda
plate), analyzer slider, and lambda plate slider
(for the sensitive color)
p.20
DIC prism slider (suitable for the objective)
LU objective for industrial microscopes
(Objectives marked "LU" are suitable for DIC
microscopy.)
Prism slide method
Motorized universal quintuple nosepiece (LV-
NU5A or LV-NU5AC), polarizer slider, analyzer
p.22 slider, lambda plate slider (for the sensitive color),
DIC prism slider (L-DIC/L-DIHC), and LU
objective for industrial microscopes (Objectives
marked "LU" are suitable for DIC microscopy.)
Filter cube (Up to two cubes can be attached.)
p.24
Fluorescence excitation light balancer (optional)
Condenser lens and additional lens
p.26 (when the universal condenser is used, for the
2x to 4x objectives)
Condenser lens, polarizer for the diascopic
p.28 illumination, analyzer, and lambda plate
(for the sensitive color)
Universal condenser, dark-field annular diaphragm
p.29 (or dark-field condenser) diaphragm, and objective
with a numerical aperture of 0.7 or less
Universal condenser, Ph annular diaphragm
p.30
(suitable for the objective), and Ph objective
Universal condenser, rotatable polarizer for the
diascopic illumination, analyzer, condenser DIC
prism (suitable for the objective), objective DIC
p.32
prism (suitable for the objective), DIC objective
for biologic microscopes, and lambda plate (for
the sensitive color)