Compound Light Microscope Labeled Condenser

Condenser is used to collect and focus the light from the illuminator on to the specimen.

Compound light microscope labeled condenser.

Objective lens magnification and eyepiece lens magnification are multiplied to give the total multiplication power of a compound microscope. It is located under the stage often. The condenser just below the stage controls the amount of light and the contrast. A phase contrast microscope is a compound microscope that utilizes a special phase contrast objective lens and a phase slider or phase condenser to bring out contrast in a sample without having to stain the sample.

Illuminator is the light source for a microscope typically located in the base of the microscope. Most light microscopes use low voltage halogen bulbs with continuous variable lighting control located within the base. A condenser is an important component of compound microscopes. Before exploring the parts of a compound microscope you should probably understand that the compound light microscope is more complicated than just a microscope with more than one lens.

Condenser focus knob this is a knob that moves the condenser up or down thus controlling the focus of light on the specimen. Parts of a compound microscope with labeled diagram and functions how does a compound microscope work. First the purpose of a microscope is to magnify a small object or to magnify the fine details of a. Abbe condenser this is a condenser specially designed on high quality microscopes which makes the condenser to be movable and allows very high magnification of above 400x.