10X OBJECTIVE LENSES AS USED IN(SANITIZED) ,MICRO-ANALYZER

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CIA-RDP78B04770A001400070017-3
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December 28, 2016
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June 27, 2006
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November 14, 1967
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MF
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Approved For Release 2006/06/27: CIA-RDP78B04770A001400070017-3 Approved For Release 2006/06/27: CIA-RDP78B04770A001400070017-3 Approved For Release 2006/06/27: CIA-RDP78BO477OA001400070017-3 NPIC/TDS/E-44567 14 November 1967 DS/ESB SUBJECT: lOX Objective Lenses as Used in Micro-Analyzer 1. In respo the above mentioned lenses were secured from of TID and were checked on an optical bench to determine the spread of the focal plane red, green, and blue. The lenses in question were standard lOX objectives designed to be used without cover glass at a mm tube length. The only apparent modification was the blackening of all interior metal surfaces. In the Micro-Analyzer they are being used at tube lengths of approximately 18 inches. 2. A check of the lenses with no cover glass at 18-inch tube lengths indicated a spread in excess of 150p between green and blue focus on the object plane, or 3mm in the image plane of the objec- tives. When a cover glass approximating the thickness of the sup- port plate for the film was used between the object plane and the lens, this spread increased appreciably. The in-focus resolution for each color was in excess of 900 lines/mm 3. When the lenses were tested at the correct tube length the spread between colors was reduced to less than 5? in the object plane. This figure is approaching the precision of the experiment. The tolerance given on tube length for a lOX .25NA objective is f40mm for a 160mm tube length for normal work (biological) and much less than this for critical work.* 4. It is concluded that the focussing problem outlined above (focus is a function of wave length) is strictly a matter of using lenses in a mode for which they were not designed. 5. It is recommended that either the existing lenses be modi- fied or new lenses.be designed for the appropriate tube length. It is also suggested that the top lens be specified for use with no cover glass as in the original specification, but at the correct tube' length; however, the bottom lens should include.also the specification that it is to be designed for viewing through a glass stage of the appropriate thickness. Rudolph Kingslake, Applied Optics and Optical Engineering, "?" ?'_W& 99 Vol. III, p. 160, Academic Press, New York, 1965 W 51'.1-3d Aac afte 4 DDR-DUPE 6"jJ f1 Approved For Release 2006/A PtIA-RDP78BO477OA001400070017-3 Approved For Release 2006/06/27: CIA-RDP78BO477OA001400070017-3 SUBJECT: lOX Objective Lens as Used in Micro-Analyzer 6. Two other courses are open; however, both have disadvan- tages which may cause problems. The first is the use of an appro- priately selected relay lens in both the illumination and the imaging legs of the optical train. The two lenses would be different due to the cover glass requirement. This would call for selection or design of the appropriate lenses plus some mechanical modifications to the Micro-Analyzer to mount them. The second course would be to investigate the suitability of a lens such as the Mcro-Tessar Photomicrographic lens in this application. Unfortuna e y, this lens is only available with f4.5 aperture or approximately N.A. 0.1 which may not be adequate for the current application. Distribution: Original - Addressee 1 - Ch/DS TDS 1 - W. TID 2 - NPIC TDS EDL C REt Approved For Release 2006/06/27: CIA-RDP78BO477OA001400070017-3