A MICROSPECTROFLUOROMETER WITH EPI-ILLUMINATION OPERATED UNDER COMPUTER CONTROL

Autor: J. A. De Sterke, H. Wasmund, J. S. Ploem, J. Bonnet
Rok vydání: 1974
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Zdroj: Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 22:668-677
ISSN: 1551-5044
0022-1554
DOI: 10.1177/22.7.668
Popis: Until recently the recording of fully corrected excitation and fluorescence spectra from fluorophores in microscopic preparations has been a time-consuming procedure. A new type of microspectrofluorometer with epi-illumination has been developed. This instrument is operated on line with a digital computer permitting automatic operation of monochromator motors, electrical shutters and correction of spectra. The electrical shutters are used for a rapid change between low intensity dia- and strong epi-illumination. Exposure to epi-illumination is limited to the short period of recording the spectra. A new optical system permits centering of structures to be measured, using the binocular head for viewing the illuminated image of the monochromator slit and the fluorescent image excited with dia-illumination simultaneously. New objectives and eyepieces with a high light collecting power permit the visualization of weak fluorescence obtained with low intensity dia-illumination.
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