Compound Light Microscope Labeled Condenser

Phase contrast microscopes are used to look at bacteria or blood cells.

Compound light microscope labeled condenser.

Before exploring the parts of a compound microscope you should probably understand that the compound light microscope is more complicated than just a microscope with more than one lens. Most light microscopes use low voltage halogen bulbs with continuous variable lighting control located within the base. Abbe condenser this is a condenser specially designed on high quality microscopes which makes the condenser to be movable and allows very high magnification of above 400x. A compound microscope is a type of light microscope that uses a compound lens system to magnify specimens for up to 1000x or more.

The condenser just below the stage controls the amount of light and the contrast. A phase contrast microscope is a compound microscope that utilizes a special phase contrast objective lens and a phase slider or phase condenser to bring out contrast in a sample without having to stain the sample. Condenser focus knob this is a knob that moves the condenser up or down thus controlling the focus of light on the specimen. It is located under the stage often.

Objective lens magnification and eyepiece lens magnification are multiplied to give the total multiplication power of a compound microscope. Condenser is used to collect and focus the light from the illuminator on to the specimen. Illuminator is the light source for a microscope typically located in the base of the microscope. It s made up of at least one objective lens and at least one ocular lens as well as a light source condenser and other essential parts.