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Optical Microscope

Optical Microscope

The DXS 500 is an optical microscope by Olympus America.  It can be used with the Tensile Stages or independently.

  • Provides 2D, and 3D views of surfaces
  • Enables variety of ways to view the samples such as brightfield, darkfield, mix [BF + DF], differential interference contrast (DIC) and polarized light
  • Equipped with panorama system to automatically stitch images of large areas in real time

For training, please contact Dr. Wilson Serem.

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Optical Microscope

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