Condenser (optics)

Condenser (optics)

A Condenser is an optical lens which renders a divergent beam from a point source into a parallel beam illuminating an object. It is an essential part of any imaging device, such as microscopes, slide projectors, and telescopes. The concept is applicable to all kind of radiation undergoing optical transformation, such as electrons in electron microscopy, neutron radiation and synchrotron radiation optics.


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  • Condenser — Con*dens er, n. 1. One who, or that which, condenses. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physic) (a) An instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a valve to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Achromatic condenser — Condenser Con*dens er, n. 1. One who, or that which, condenses. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physic) (a) An instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bull's-eye condenser — Condenser Con*dens er, n. 1. One who, or that which, condenses. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physic) (a) An instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Injection condenser — Condenser Con*dens er, n. 1. One who, or that which, condenses. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physic) (a) An instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Surface condenser — Condenser Con*dens er, n. 1. One who, or that which, condenses. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physic) (a) An instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • condenser — /keuhn den seuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that condenses. 2. an apparatus for condensing. 3. any device for reducing gases or vapors to liquid or solid form. 4. Optics. a lens or combination of lenses that gathers and concentrates light in a… …   Universalium

  • condenser — /kənˈdɛnsə/ (say kuhn densuh) noun 1. someone or something that condenses. 2. an apparatus for condensing. 3. an apparatus by which water is made fit for drinking by vaporising and recondensing it. 4. Chemistry a cooling device for converting… …  

  • Abbe condenser — noun a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes • Hypernyms: ↑condenser, ↑optical condenser * * * ˈäbə , ˈabē noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: after Ernst Abbe died 1905 German physicist : an adjustable …   Useful english dictionary

  • Abbe condenser — /ah beuh, ab ee/ Optics. a combination of two or three lenses having a large aperture and used as a condenser for a compound microscope. [named after Ernst Abbe (1840 1905), German physicist] * * * …   Universalium

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