Polarized Light Microscope
a microscope equipped with two polarizing filters, one below the stage (the polarizer) and one above the stage (the analyzer).
Discussion—When the polarizer and analyzer are inserted into the light path and orientated at 90° to each other, then objects are being observed under crossed polars.
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ANSI/ASTM E1732 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2025.
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