
Operation
Axiostar plus Transmitted-light phase contrast Carl Zeiss
B 40-815 e 12/01 3-7
3.3.3 Setting transmitted-light phase
contrast
Requirements:
– As described in chapter 2, the microscope is
ready for operation and switched on
according to section 3.1.
– The microscope must be set for
transmitted-light brightfield, as described in
section 3.2.
Settings:
• Swivel phase contrast objective, e.g.
40×/0.65 Ph 2 (3-5/10), into the beam path.
• Open luminous-field diaphragm (3-5/7) and
aperture diaphragm (3-5/9) or (3-6/3) on
the Abbe condenser with turret.
If a phase stop position (or darkfield position) is
set on the turret condenser, a green dot
appears in the window of the aperture
diaphragm indicating that the stop must be
opened completely (green dot on the aperture
diaphragm and in the window (3-6/4) are in the
same row.
• On the condenser, insert the slider for
phase contrast (3-5/8) with the same name
as on the phase contrast objective, e.g.
Ph 2, or set the relevant position on the
turret disk (3-6/2) of the Abbe condenser
with 5-position turret.
• Adjust the brightness.
• Check whether phase stop centering
complies with the figure (3-7). For this,
remove one eyepiece and replace it with the
diopter (3-5/11) or a auxiliary telescope
(3-5/3). Focus on the phase ring by pulling
out or pushing in the 3-5/1) of the auxiliary
telescope via the knurled ring (3-5/2).
• If required, center the phase stop (3-7/A)
via the two adjusting screws (3-5/6 or
(3-6/5) using a 90° hexagonal key SW 1.5.
• Then replace the diopter or the auxiliary
telescope with the eyepiece.
1 Turret disk
2 Window for turret disk position
3 Aperture diaphragm lever
4 Window for aperture diaphragm marking
5 Adjusting screws for phase stops
Fig. 3-6 Setting Abbe condenser with
5-position turret disk
Fig. 3-7 Centering phase stop
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Complete phase contrast is only achieved if the
bright phase stop (in the condenser) and the
dark phase ring (in the objective) are exactly
congruent in the illumination beam path
(3-7/B).
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