MICROSCOPE DEVICE, AND OBSERVATION METHOD

Title:

MICROSCOPE DEVICE, AND OBSERVATION METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/155628

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A microscope device comprising: a distribution measurement unit which irradiates an observation region on which a sample containing a fluorescent substance is placed with excited light to acquire a fluorescent image and measures the fluorescence intensity distribution in the observation region, wherein the fluorescent substance can be activated upon the irradiation with activated light having a predetermined wavelength and can emit a fluorescence upon the irradiation with the excited light that has a different wavelength from that of the activated light when the fluorescent substance is activated; an irradiation intensity setting unit which sets the irradiation intensity of the activated light in every part of the observation region based on the fluorescence intensity distribution; and an image formation unit which repeats an operation several times to acquire multiple fluorescent images and produces a sample image from the multiple fluorescent images, wherein the operation includes an operation of irradiating the every part of the observation region with the activated light having an irradiation intensity that is set for the every part and an operation of irradiating the observation region that has been irradiated with the activated light with the excited light to acquire the fluorescent images.

Inventors:

SASE ICHIRO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2011/063474

Publication Date:

December 15, 2011

Filing Date:

June 13, 2011

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Assignee:

NIKON CORP (JP)
SASE ICHIRO (JP)

International Classes:

G02B21/00; G01N21/64

Foreign References:

JP2009115891A	2009-05-28
JP2008026885A	2008-02-07
JP2008009395A	2008-01-17
JP2010217761A	2010-09-30

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