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Phase contrast microscopy — Phase contrast image of a cheek epithelial cell Phase contrast microscopy is an optical microscopy illumination technique of great importance to biologists in which small (invisible to the human eye) phase shifts in the light passing through a… … Wikipedia
phase-contrast microscopy — n use of or investigation with the phase contrast microscope called also phase microscopy … Medical dictionary
Microscopy — is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well known branches of microscopy, optical,… … Wikipedia
Phase-contrast imaging — Phase contrast imaging, or – more casually – High Resolution (HR) imaging, is a method of imaging in Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The ability to image using phase contrast is one of the key elements which differentiates Transmission… … Wikipedia
Phase problem — The phase problem is the name given to the problem of loss of information (the phase) from a physical measurement. The name itself comes from the field of x ray crystallography, where the phase problem has to be solved for the determination of a… … Wikipedia
phase contrast microscopy — noun A form of light microscopy in which small differences in refractive index of a transparent specimen are converted into amplitude (contrast) differences in the final image. See Also: phase contrast microscope … Wiktionary
phase-contrast — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : of or employing the phase microscope phase contrast microscopy * * * phase contrast ● microscope … Useful english dictionary
phase contrast microscopy — A simple non quantitative form of interference microscopy of great utility in visualizing live cells. Small differences in optical path length due to differences in refractive index and thickness of structures are visualized as differences in… … Dictionary of molecular biology
phase contrast microscope — noun a microscope that uses the change of phase when light is transmitted or reflected from a transparent or reflective specimen to form an image; used especially to study living cells See Also: phase contrast microscopy … Wiktionary
Digital holographic microscopy — Contents 1 Working principle 2 Advantages 3 Applications 4 … Wikipedia
