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HYPERION User Manual Bruker Optik GmbH
Operation 4
4.7.3 Procedure with ATR objective
☞ Important: First become thoroughly familiar with the ATR objective. For infor-
mation about how to operate the ATR objective, see section 4.12.
1
Swing the ATR objective
① in the beam
path.
Attention: Potential risk of damaging
the ATR crystal by hitting the stage!
Before swinging the ATR objective in the
beam path, make sure that the stage is
low enough. If this is not the case, first
lower the stage.
2
Make sure that the beam path is not obstructed, for example by a polarizer, a sample or a
closed knife-edge aperture (i.e. the knife-edge aperture has to be open completely).
3
Activate the reflection mode by actuating
the corresponding button
② on the
operating panel of the microscope.
4
Bring the ATR crystal in the measuring
mode position (i.e. lower position).
☞ See section 4.12.4
5
Set the contact pressure level 1 at the
ATR objective.
☞ See section 4.12.5.
ATR crystal
in the lower
position
Contact
pressure
level display