Microscopy platform
Institutional Contacts / Head of Facilities
AG
Provisional Contacts
CERCA Institutes
Tarragona, Spain
2000
Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica (ICAC)
Owners
Equipments & Services Offered
– ZEISS Stemi 305 (zoom 5:1), Stemi 2000-C (zoom 7.7:1), and Stemi 508 (zoom 8:1) binocular microscopes. – Polarizing microscopes ZEISS Axioskop 40 (equipped with 6 objectives: 2.5x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 50x) and NIKON Eclipse 50iPOL (equipped with 5 Nikon objectives: plan UW 2x, 4x, 10x, 20x, and 40x). – OLYMPUS BX51 biological microscope (equipped with 4 objectives: 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x). – Cameras: OLYMPUS DP23 (6.4Mpx) and Cmex DC-10000-P (10.0 Mpx), both with dedicated imaging software.
Low magnification observation: ZEISS Stemi 305, 508, and 2000-C 508 Three-dimensional observation of artifacts. Image acquisition and measurement. Petrographic observation (lithic materials, sediments): ZEISS Axioskop 40, NIKON Eclipse 50iPOL Observation of thin sections with parallel and crossed nicols, conoscopic and orthoscopic techniques. Image capture and measurement. Observation of biological materials (charcoal, seeds, pollen, etc.): OLYMPUS BX51 Observation in brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast, polarization, and differential interference contrast (DIC). Image capture and measurement.
Categorització
RIS3CAT domains & other
GINYS-ICAC-005
Access procedure & Fares
Open
