Chapter 2 Microscopy
2.3 Microscopy with Fluorescence Attachment Mounted
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2.3
Microscopy with Fluorescence Attachment
Mounted
Before microscopy
• Check the cumulative operating hours of the mercury lamp. Replace the lamp if
its cumulative operating hours exceed the average service life.
• Use non-fluorescent slide glass.
• Use non-fluorescent immersion oil.
• To keep the specimen color from fading, keep the shutter closed when not
performing microscopy.
1
Perform steps 1 through 10 in “1 Bright-Field Microscopy.”
2
Turn off the microscope power
switch.
3
Close the shutter and block the
light emitted by the mercury lamp.
⇒
⇒⇒
⇒ P.51
4
Insert the excitation filter cube to
be viewed into the optical path.
⇒
⇒⇒
⇒ P.52
Close
the shutter.
Select a cube using the filter
cube switching knob.
Press the