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Microscopy Lab location on Core Deck (the bow of the ship is to the right).
Overview
The Microscopy laboratory is used by shipboard paleontologists to identify microfossils for dating the sediments, by sedimentologists to check grain sizes and more and by igneous petrologists/alteration and structure geologists to classify rocks. We also carry a fluorescent microscope for microbiological sample analysis.
Instruments
- Two Four Zeiss SV-II Stereo binocular zoom microscopes, capable of 4–400× magnification with manual 8:1 zoom and either reflected or transmitted light viewing, including cross-polarized light capability
- One Zeiss Axioplan microscope equipped for simultaneous transmitted and reflected polarized light viewing, with a large variety of objectives
- Two Zeiss Axioskop A1 microscopes equipped for simultaneous transmitted and reflected polarized light viewing, with a large variety of objectives
- One Zeiss Axiophot microscope equipped for DIC, phase contrast, and fluorescence studies and for cross-polarized light, plane-transmitted light, and darkfield illumination
- On Zeiss Imager 2 fluorescent microscope and one Zeiss Imager 2 with DIC capability
- Most microscopes are equipped with SPOT cameras for digital microphotography,
- The MBIO epifluorescence microscope has a Zeiss camera attached that works with the Zen blue software
- PICAT to photograph full thin section images in plane- and cross-polarized light (PICAT Quick Start Guide or PICAT User GuidePlease ask a technician to take those for you, if they were not automatically produced when you received the thin section.)
- Please note that proprietary manuals are available upon request and subject to limited use
Sample Preparation
- Thin Sections
- Fine Fraction Spraying Quick Start GuideCatwalk Module
- SybrGold Virus and Bacteria Direct Count Protocol
Sample Imaging
- PICAT Quick Start Guide (technician will perform this)
- PICAT User Guide (technician will perform this)
- Image Capture Quick Start Guide
- Image Capture: Image Scaling
- Zen blue Image Acquisition on MBIO microscope
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy Reference Studies: A compilation of relevant publications in a PDF file.
- SEM Sputter Coating Quick Start Guide: Former called Leica EM ACE200 Sputter Coating: Quick Start Guide for Science Users
- SEM File Uploader Quick Start Guide
- SEM File Uploader User Guide
- SEM File Uploader Administrator User Guide
- SEM 3D Imaging GuideSNE-4500M Plus SEM Quick Start Guide
- SEM-EDS Bruker Quick Start Guide
- Sputter Coater Quick Start Guide