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A Variable Phase-Contrast System for Microscopy

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Mr. W. G. Hartley1 has described a variable phase-contrast system for microscopy and considers the possibility of polarizing the diffracted rays and dioptric rays at right angles to one another before introducing a path difference by the use of birefringent material.

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    E. WILFRED TAYLOB & B. O. PAYNE

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  1. E. WILFRED TAYLOB
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TAYLOB, E., PAYNE, B. A Variable Phase-Contrast System for Microscopy. Nature 160, 338 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160338b0

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