Laboratory Polarizing Microscope
RPL-1
The Polarized Light Microscope is a principal piece of equipment used to observe the optical properties of minerals and study of crystals with birefringence properties.
| Stage | Compact ball-bearing rotating stage, 140mm diameter, graduated with vernier, lock and stage specimen clips |
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| Focussing | Separate knobs are provided for coarse and fine focussing adjustments. |
| Illuminator | Plano-concave mirror diameter 50mm mounted on gimble mount, interchangeable with sub-stage 15W lamp for 220V or 110V |
| Intermediate Tube | Built-in slide out analyzer, λ-Gypsum Plate, λ/4-Mica Plate and focussable Bertrand Lens. |
| Compensator | λ-Gypsum Plate (1st order red compensating plate, 560 nanometers) and λ/4-Mica Plate (145 nanometers). |
| Objectives | Achromatic, Semi-plan Objectives P-4x, P-10x and P-40x SL. |
| Eyepieces | Widefield Eyepiece WF-10x and WF-10x with Cross |
| Polarizer | Fully Rotatable Polarizer on strain free abbe-condenser N.A. 1.25 with iris-diaphragm |
| Model | RPL-1 |
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| Optional Accessories | Detachable Mechanical Stage, Sub-stage Halogen Illuminator, Micrometer Eyepiece, and others available |