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Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy/Phase-Contrast Microscopy

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A specimen that has an even magnitude of reflectivity all over the surface is called a phase object.

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Komatsu, H., Sazaki, G. (2018). Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy/Phase-Contrast Microscopy. In: The Surface Science Society of Japan (eds) Compendium of Surface and Interface Analysis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6156-1_10

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