INTRODUCTION TO LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPYLSM 510 ContentsB 40-051 e 07/98 3-1CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCTION TOLASER SCANNING MICROSCOPYCONTENTS3 INTRODUCTION TO LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY .............................................3-33.1 Principle of Laser Scanning Microscopy ........................................................................3-33.2 Three-Dimensional Presentations of LSM Image Stacks.................................................3-43.3 Optical Diagram of the LSM 510 (Schematic) ...............................................................3-63.4 Performance Features of the LSM 510 .........................................................................3-73.4.1 Optical and mechanical aspects ...................................................................................3-73.4.2 Microscope equipment of the LSM 510 system ............................................................3-83.4.3 Computer hardware and software............................................................................. 3-11