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MICRO-STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF PLANT TISSUES - Lublin

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various degrees of light wave phase shift can be observed in a contrasted form.<br />

With the help of such microscopes one can observe much more cell organelle,<br />

even very small ones that are not visible in microscopes based on the bright field<br />

technique. The phase-contrast microscope permits also much clearer observation<br />

of some living processes of cells, such as cytoplasm movements [3, 4, 6, 8].<br />

Interference microscope: This type of microscope operates in a manner<br />

similar to that of the phase-contrast microscope, i.e. transforms differences in the<br />

light wave phase into differences in light wave amplitude. The difference between<br />

the two types of microscope lies in the design of the optical system. Inside<br />

the condenser of the interference microscope is an optical system which separates<br />

the light beam into two components: 1 – light rays passing directly through the<br />

specimen, and 2 – light rays passing through the translucent area beside<br />

the specimen, i.e. the so-called reference light. On the other hand, the tube of the<br />

microscope has an optical system with reverse operation, i.e. combining the two<br />

beams into a coherent light beam. Interference takes place between the reference<br />

beam and the light rays deflected by the structures contained in the specimen.<br />

In view of the fact that the reference beam has constant characteristics, the optical<br />

system of the microscope not only contrasts the image, but can also be used for<br />

quantitative analysis of the dry mass of the structures under study and for the<br />

determination of the thickness of slices [3, 6, 8].<br />

Polarizing microscope: Thus type of microscope incorporates two Nicole’s<br />

prisms of polarizing grids built into the optical system, causing polarization<br />

of light. One of the prisms, the polarizing prism, is located between the lamp and<br />

the condenser. The other prism, the analyzing prism, is installed above<br />

the objective lens. The position of the analyser prism is fully adjustable through<br />

the possibility of its rotation. If the planes of polarization are set to parallel,<br />

polarized light passes freely through the analyser and reach the observer<br />

– the field of view is then bright. If the polarization plane of the analyzer<br />

is set perpendicular to the plane of the polarizer prism, light polarized by the<br />

polarizer prism does not pass through the analyzer and the field of view is dark.<br />

Such a positioning of the elements polarizing light in the microscope, i.e. prism<br />

crossing, permits observation of objects with the help of the polarizing<br />

microscope [4, 6, 7, 8].<br />

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