Contents .................................................................................................3
Introduction .........................................................................................5
Introduction to this Guide.........................................................................6
Related Documents..................................................................................7
What am I Expected to Know? ..................................................................8
Conventions Used in this Manual ...............................................................9
Warning Signs on the Instrument............................................................ 12
Warnings and Safety Information .....................................................15
Summary .............................................................................................. 16
General Operating Conditions.................................................................. 17
Environmental Conditions ....................................................................... 18
Electrical Safety ..................................................................................... 19
Location and Ventilation ......................................................................... 21
Laser Safety Regulations......................................................................... 22
Laser Labels and Laser Apertures ............................................................ 24
Warning Label Near the Lamp Housing .................................................... 26
Lifting the Microscope............................................................................. 27
EMC Compliance .................................................................................... 28
System Requirements............................................................................. 29
Overview of the MultiScope System Microscope...............................31
Features of the MultiScope System Microscope ......................................... 32
Applications........................................................................................... 35
The Optical System ................................................................................ 36
Specifications......................................................................................... 42
Getting Ready to Use the Microscope................................................45
Getting Ready to Use the Microscope....................................................... 46
Setting Up the FT-IR .............................................................................. 47
Cooling the MCT Detector....................................................................... 48
Setting Up the Microscope ...................................................................... 51
Viewing the Sample................................................................................ 52
Tutorial: Using the Microscope ..........................................................53
Introduction to the Tutorial..................................................................... 54
Transmittance Spectrum of a Flattened Fiber............................................ 55
Reflectance Spectrum of a Thin Film........................................................ 59
Preparing Samples .............................................................................63
Preparing Samples ................................................................................. 64
Tools for Sample Preparation .................................................................. 65
Sampling Accessories Available as Options ............................................... 66
Common Window Materials..................................................................... 71
Techniques for Preparing Samples........................................................... 72
Special Cells .......................................................................................... 81
