Axiolab A Carl ZeissB 40-015 e 06/99 3-53.2.2 Setting of Reflected-LightPolarizationThe Axiolab A microscope is ready for operation asdescribed in chapter 2, and switched on asdescribed in section 3.1.• Pull out the plane glass pushrod (3-3/1).• Pull out the dust protection sliders (3-3/2+6)from the reflected-light illuminator H.• Push polarization slider P (3-3/3) into the slidermount (vertical slot) from the right.• Push rotary analyzer slider A (3-3/4) in the upperhorizontal slider mount. For reasons of intensity, no filtersshould be contained in the beam path.• Set the analyzer slider to optimum contrast(maximum dimming) in the field of view via theadjustment lever. If possible, this analyzer position should not be changed.• Reduce illumination aperture by turning the adjusting wheel (3-2/4) of the aperture diaphragmdownwards.• To enhance the color contrast of anisotropic object details, the λ-sub compensator slider (3-3/5) canbe inserted in the lower horizontal slider mount.The color intensity can then be varied via the lever on the λ-sub compensator slider.3.2.3 Setting of Transmitted-Light Polarization with extended Polarization EquipmentThe optional, extended polarization equipment includes the following items:- rotary Pol stage (3-4/3)- Pol object guide (3-4/4)- swing-in polarizer D (3-4/5)Fig. 3-3 Setting of reflected-light polarization
