Preferred Label : microscopy, interference;
MeSH definition : The science and application of a double-beam transmission interference microscope
in which the illuminating light beam is split into two paths. One beam passes through
the specimen while the other beam reflects off a reference mirror before joining and
interfering with the other. The observed optical path difference between the two beams
can be measured and used to discriminate minute differences in thickness and refraction
of non-stained transparent specimens, such as living cells in culture.;
MeSH synonym : microinterferometry; interference microscopy; interferometry, microscopic; microscopic interferometry;
Related MeSH term : microscopy, interference reflection; microscopy, differential interference contrast; Interference Reflection Microscopy; Reflection Microscopy, Interference; Microscopy, Nomarski Interference Contrast;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interference microscopy;
Origin ID : D008857;
UMLS CUI : C0026023;
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The science and application of a double-beam transmission interference microscope
in which the illuminating light beam is split into two paths. One beam passes through
the specimen while the other beam reflects off a reference mirror before joining and
interfering with the other. The observed optical path difference between the two beams
can be measured and used to discriminate minute differences in thickness and refraction
of non-stained transparent specimens, such as living cells in culture.
