Ultraviolet Microscope
The Ultraviolet Microscope is a microscope that can image in the ultraviolet region.
Ultraviolet microscopes are designed to "see" beyond what a standard optical microscope can image. With upgraded ultraviolet optics, light sources and cameras, ultraviolet microscopes can image microscopic samples in the visible and the ultraviolet region. This means that ultraviolet microscopes have features that make them superior to normal visible range microscopes:
- Some materials are transparent or clear in normal microscopes but can be imaged with ultraviolet microscopes
- By using the shorter wavelengths of ultraviolet light, higher image resolution can be obtained than with the longer wavelengths of visible range light.
One example is in imaging protein crystals: these microscopic crystals are transparent in the visible range but can be easily seen at 280 nm due to the strong absorbance of certain amino acids.
CRAIC Technologies offers a number of solutions for the ultraviolet microscope. These custom designed microscopes capable of imaging from the deep ultraviolet all the way into the near IR. They are capable of ultraviolet microscopy in transmission, reflectance and even fluorescence.
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