9. APPENDIX – ABBRE VIATION GLOSSARY
9.2 Abbreviation glossary
AFC Adaptive Focus Control
AP Aperture diaphragm
BF Brightfield
COMBI Combination methods
CUBE Fluorescence cube
DF Darkfield incident / Transmitted Light
DIC Differential Interference Contrast
ExMan Excitation manager
FD Field diaphragm
FIM Fluorescence intensity manager
FLUO/Fluor Fluorescence axis (incident light)
ICR Interference contrast, incident light
ICT Interference contrast, Transmitted Light
IFW Internal filter wheel
IL Incident light
INT Intensity
IMC Integrated Modulation Contrast
IPH Integrated Phase Contrast
PH Phase Contrast
POL Polarization, incident / Transmitted Light
TL Transmitted Light
SET Set focus position or lower threshold
SHT Shutter
n
—
Z
Focus position
p
—
Z
Lower threshold
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