
Carl Zeiss Axiolab A
3-12 B 40-015 e 06/99
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Reflected-Light Polarization - Detection of Bireflection and Reflection Pleochroism
Application
Polished sections of ores, coals, ceramic products, certain metals and metal alloys display a different
reflection behavior, depending on the orientation of the crystals or the object details. Therefore, this
technique also represents a further contrasting method.
Bireflection
• Set the microscope as usual for examinations in reflected-light brightfield (see section 3.2.1)
• Pull out plane-glass pushrod (3-3/1).
• Insert polarization slider (3-3/3) until stop.
• Insert analyzer slider (3-3/4); adjusting lever in center position.
• Close aperture diaphragm (3-4/7) by 2/3 of its diameter.
− The object displays bireflection if any object details feature differences in brightness and color
which vary when the stage is rotated.
Reflection Pleochroism
• Pleochroism can be recognized by color changes in the object after stage rotation (reflected-light
polarizer slider (3-3/3) pushed in, analyzer slider (3-3/4) pulled out). (Rotary λ-compensator pulled out)
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