Resolution and Refractive Index: Set-up Your Confocal Wisely!
Get the best out of your time on the microscope by understanding the refractive index of your experiment to optimize and increase your resolution.
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Get the best out of your time on the microscope by understanding the refractive index of your experiment to optimize and increase your resolution.
While the microscope is synonymous with biology, it is a child of physics and technology. When we learn about the microscope we learn physics—specifically, we learn about optics. Many great resources are available that explain the inner working of microscopy. And, like most things in physics, the inner working of microscopes comes down to a numbers…
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