MICROOBJECT IMAGE FORMATION METHOD (VERSIONS) AND DEVICE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC G02B21/00 G01B9/04 

FIELD: instrumentation.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to microscopy. According to the method, microobject image formation is implemented with the help of a confocal scanning microscope. In the process of radiation focusing onto the survey plane and in the process of radiation focusing on the reception slot diaphragm one ensures change of the diffraction maximum sizes of each point image within the focusing plane, narrowing it in one direction relative to the other ones. One performs additional scanning of the microobject being surveyed in several different directions, simultaneously recording the coordinates of movement of the microobject being surveyed and photoelectric signals. Orientation of the direction of narrowing of the diffraction maximum and the slot diaphragms remains unchanged relative to the scanning direction. One performs consolidated electronic processing of photoelectric signals registered in the primary and the additional directions of scanning and the coordinates of movement of the microobject being surveyed that correspond to such directions.

EFFECT: improved detalisation (increased resolution) of the image of the microobject under survey.

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