Europaisches Laboratorium Fur Molekularbiologie (embl)

Ernst-Ludwig Florin

Ernst H K Stelzer

Christian Tischer

Heinrich J K H&ouml;rber

The invention relates to a microscope comprising a microscope housing (), an optics system () consisting of at least one lens system that contains at least one respective lens () and is positioned at one end of a passage () of the microscope housing (), at least one observation device, in particular an ocular, located at the other end of the passage (), an illumination device, whose light forms at least one illumination beam (), originating from a plane of incidence () that vertically intersects the passage (), said beam traversing the lens system and striking an object carrier () at a predetermined angle (&#x3b2;). According to the invention, the illumination beam or beams () originating from the plane of incidence () is/are provided by an optical device, whose cross-section lying in the vicinity of the passage () is substantially smaller than the cross-section of said passage ().

Microscope

A method for detecting an object and/or an object's ambience and/or an object's inner space using a scanning particle trapped within a trapping potential. The trapping potential is configured within a position range defined relative to the object or a reference point in a first position determining stage which is associated with a first order of magnitude. In a second position determining stage, which is associated with an order of magnitude less than that of the first order of magnitude, the scanning particle trapped within the trapping potential moves more or less freely in three-dimensions while scanning subjected to the trapping potential to scan the scan volume. A plurality of scanning particle positions assumed as a consequence of scanning are detected within the scan volume.

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Gaiberg, Germany

Ernst-Ludwig Florin