Applications: Microscopical examination of solid or liquid substances in a natural or @ protective-gas atmosphere at temperatures of up to 1950" C, Le. analytical end purity tests of inorganic salts through the determination of their melting points Determination of eutectic temperatures by means of test substances, Determination of temperatures (of recrystallization and sublimation, Performance of quantitative analyses of higher-melking point mixtures of substances with phase diagrams. Observation of modification effects. SIE-Taalengl_]Construction and function ‘Te water-cooled microscope heating stage 1380°C ie designed for observations in transmitted and Incident light. It can be used in combination with our METALLUX, ORTHOLUX®, end PANPHOT® microscopes, where i 18 attached to the object stage by means of two serews and two specially dhilled holes. it is heated by a low-voltage furrent through @ transformer with adjustment fine By continuous adjustment for the maximum current strength of 18 amp. at 12.v working potential itis possible to reach the maximum temperature within approx! mately 2¥5 The interchangeable heating cartridge containe @ metal support for sapphire, sintered alumina, or platinum object carriers, in addltion, platinum crucio- le can be inserted for the investigation of melts. Sample and vessel are screened by 2 quartz disc which can be rotated through 60". I the ares above the sample becomes ‘steamed up", it can be replaced by a clean Portion of the surface through @ smell turn of the disc. The quartz disc also provides {8 gae-tight seal for the hecting stage, per 1010.18 with ORTHOMAT. Photomicrogrophny by A sniting observation in a protective goa atmosphere. The protective gas is led into the heating stage through a gas wash bottle. | thermoelement is used for the measure ment of the temperature. A 0.5 quality stan ard galvanometer with & reading range of up to 1400°C te supplied: however, maxi ‘um loads of the heating stage beyond 1350" C should be strictly avoided, Two centring screws for the orientation of the ‘object are situated inthe bottom part of the stage. Twa further centring screws serve to flign the semple parallel with the surface ofthe stage The structural elements Verse! (On the outside of the double-walled vessel fre the two screw connections for the Current supply for the measuring instrument 48 wall as two sackets forthe cooling of the bottom port of the heating stage, and ‘connecting tube for the protective gas supply. The vessel walle have holes forthe thermoelement snd the two current leads ‘Thermoelamant and current supply are cera- rrically insulated agpinst shorting, Two ‘quartz windows provide ges-tight seals for the top and bottom of the vessel Heating elements and water cooling mechanism The heating cartridge is interchangeable end has a ceramic threed for the screwingin fof the platinumehodium hesting wire. This arrangement offers the advantage of the longest possible Ife i eddition to complete protection against shart circuits. In labore: fory experiments on average life of over 50 hours was schieved at » continuous load of 1350°C*. A metal support"* 19 fitted to the top end of the heating cartridge for the object carriers or the platinum crucible. The normal heating rate ie 46° C per min, but {epending on tho purpose for which it is to bbe uses it can alao be hested considerably mote rapidly (maximum 1350° Cwithin about 2 ming). ‘According to the different problems to be dealt with the cooling rate of the micro: ‘cope heating stage con be controlled within 8 wide range, e.g. from the maximum tem: perature to 150°C within about 5 mine. Cooling can be further accelerated by the application of protective gas.Material samples and object des A small quantity of the sample material to bbe examined (substances in solid or powder form, etc) 's placed on the sapphire obj Carrer which forms part of the basic outfit Of the heating stage. This object carrier ie extremely transparent. permitting the ful utllzation of the heating stage in transmitted light up to 1380° C. For examination in ine ‘dent light tie best 10 use sintered alumina ‘object carriers which are cheap and can be replaced fter use. Two types of platinum ‘crucibles are available for work in incident light where object carrer and sample must not react with each other. Platinum crucibles fre also suitable for examinations of melts ‘Thermoccloment and. massuring instrument For investigations at up to 150°C the microscope heating stage is supplied with © platioum-rhodium thermo-element. The thermo-element is motaljoined to form a unit with the support of the abject slide. This form of heat twansfer ensures reliable measurements of the affective temperatures close to the sample. A galvanometer with 3 Feading range of up to 1400°C serves a messuring instrument. A continous load of the stage in excess of 1200°C is to be avoided. Centring devices for the orientation and alignment of the object ‘A centring device is built inta the bottom Dart of the heating stage with an adjustment range of * 3mm for the orientation of the ‘object. With two further centring serews the ‘object can also be sligned parallel with the surface of the stage. This is important in cases'where the surface of the sample buck les or melts locally t high temperatures, ‘Top part of the heating stage ‘The double-walled top part of the heating stage which can be unecrewed contains the screen plate below the plane-peralel quartz plate. The quartz plete can be rotated 30 that a fresh portion of the surface can be brought into the optical path if abservation | impaired due to substances condensing fon it During this operation the gas-tight seal of the vessel i always maintained, An ‘adjustable slide stop above the quertz glass dise can be used as an addtional radiation (Quan alae dee ber ing 1 Corrnt connection 10 Quart aliee die Conn 18. Object carer 22 Sock lor cooling mater Optical equipment Condenser The heating stage does not permit any high condenser apertures: furthermore. it calls for @ condenser with a long working distance. Both demands are met by the lerge-field condenser OPWUP, which is also completely satisfactory for the observation of minute erystale with the H 32 /0.60 objective in transmitted light. Eyepieces PERIPLAN® 10x M, GF 16x, GF 25x Objectives" For bright field in transmitted and incident For bright field in transmitted snd incident light light 98 well as phase contrast incident light in combination with the Phaco Opak for the METALLUX metal microscope 5x 009+ Phaco $x (0.09 10% /018 Phaco 10%/0.18, H120x 0.40 Phaco H 20. /0.40, 132/060 Phaco H 32x 0.60, These objectives should be used on the un: modified Phaco-Opak of the METALLUX. Calibration To contro the perfect function ofthe heating stage and the measuring instrument a calibra- tion with suitable analytically pure substances is recommended, We suggest Schmelzkoerper No. 9718 by Merck, Darmstadt for 115°C. Aoelstical potassium bichromats for 398°C Analytical barium nitrate for 593°C Anslytical lithium fluoride for 870°C Silver purse for 961°C Gold puriss for 1083" C Copper puriss for 1088" C + In cient and transite ight objectives for nity habe length are weed “With the combination 53008 end Periplan 10x M ayepace on the METALLUX the led of view is reaticed bythe fop opening of he hating cherst [BS 7ae7Enat ] ORTHOMAT® fully automatic microscope camera Every microscopist is only taowell aware ofthe dificulies of photo- Imicrographically recording rapidly changing objects. Often it was impossible to obtain a picture of an important phase because the operation of the camera prooved to be too time-consuming, Thus, either the picture was never taken, or, at best, tedious repetitions bbecame necessary. Racording conditions are particularly critical in high-temperature microscopy where considerable bei tions ean occur in addition to rapid succession of diferent phases. ‘The nev, fully automatic ORTHOMAT microscope camera for the LEICA® format removes these sifficulties in the simplest possible way. Pressing a single button carries out all the functions required for the exposure. The microscopist can therefore concentrate ex Clusively on his observation, and at the same time record ery in portant phase of it photographically. Variations in the brightness of the object are allowed for automatically, so that the picture is al ‘ways correctly exposed, The ORTHOMAT camera can be used with ‘any modern LEITZ microscope. For further details plesse consult our List [5420-] ‘We reserve the right to chenge construction and design ERNST LEITZ GMBH WETZLAR GERMANY ‘Subsidiary: Erat Leitz (Canada) Lis, Midland, Ontario Prine in Germany vvaesoaso ) {