The following elements are highlighted via seminars and exercises: Köhler illumination, conjugate plane, condenser, diffraction-limited resolution, aberrations, contrast through oblique illumination, phase contrast, Hoffman contrast, polarization microscopy, Nomarski / DIC, fluorescence and confocal microscopy.
FSK3515 Optimizing Light Microscopy 4.0 credits
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Course syllabus as PDF
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Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to give the students a deeper understanding of the optical principles behind different contrast-enhancing techniques used in modern research microscopes. The course will provide the students with practical skills enabling them to use microscopes for different studies and to make informed choices of appropriate contrast technologies based on the properties of the samples under investigation and the available functionalities of the microscope available.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
The student should have been accepted as a PhD student
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
G
Examination
- LAB1 - Laboratory work, 4.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
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The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
LAB1) laboratory tasks, 4.0 credits, grading scale: P/F
Other requirements for final grade
The examination consists of a practical knowlegde-test using the microscope.
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Education cycle
Third cycle