Setting up the microscope, the scanner and the computer

2.1

CALCULATING THE PRIMARY IMAGES

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Setting up the microscope, the scanner and the computer

In this section, the steps necessary to obtain orientation images by computer-integrated polarization microscopy (CIP) are described.
Technical requirements for CIP:

1 polarization microscope equipped with linear analyzer and polarizer, lambda plate, and two 1/4- lambda plates (for circular polarization). Linear analyzer, polarizer and lambda plate must be fully rotatable (360°)

1 tilt stage (optional, but makes life much easier), manufactured by the Geo-Workshop, Dept. Earth Sciences, University Basel.

1 digital scanner camera, monochromatic, infrared sensitive

1 powerful graphic workstation with sufficient memory

Software requirements for CIP:

need to have:

CIP package: for calculation of orientation images and pole figures

NIH Image, Scion Image or Adobe Photoshop and Plug In: for image capture

Lazy LUT (macro for NIH Image): to manipulate input and output images

nice to have:

Lazy stack: NIH Image macro for re-matching of input images

Adobe Photoshop: for postprocessing and editing of orientation images

2.1	CALCULATING THE PRIMARY IMAGES
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		Setting up the microscope, the scanner and the computer
		In this section, the steps necessary to obtain orientation images by computer-integrated polarization microscopy (CIP) are described. Technical requirements for CIP: 1 polarization microscope equipped with linear analyzer and polarizer, lambda plate, and two 1/4- lambda plates (for circular polarization). Linear analyzer, polarizer and lambda plate must be fully rotatable (360°) 1 tilt stage (optional, but makes life much easier), manufactured by the Geo-Workshop, Dept. Earth Sciences, University Basel. 1 digital scanner camera, monochromatic, infrared sensitive 1 powerful graphic workstation with sufficient memory Software requirements for CIP: need to have: CIP package: for calculation of orientation images and pole figures NIH Image, Scion Image or Adobe Photoshop and Plug In: for image capture Lazy LUT (macro for NIH Image): to manipulate input and output images nice to have: Lazy stack: NIH Image macro for re-matching of input images Adobe Photoshop: for postprocessing and editing of orientation images