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Enum: IlluminationTypeEnum

Types of illumination for optical microscopy

URI: biostride_schema:IlluminationTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
brightfield None Brightfield illumination
darkfield None Darkfield illumination
phase_contrast None Phase contrast microscopy
dic None Differential interference contrast (DIC/Nomarski)
fluorescence None Fluorescence illumination
confocal None Confocal laser scanning
polarized None Polarized light microscopy
oblique None Oblique illumination

Slots

Name Description
illumination_type Type of illumination (brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast, DIC)

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/biostride/

LinkML Source

name: IlluminationTypeEnum
description: Types of illumination for optical microscopy
from_schema: https://w3id.org/biostride/
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  brightfield:
    text: brightfield
    description: Brightfield illumination
  darkfield:
    text: darkfield
    description: Darkfield illumination
  phase_contrast:
    text: phase_contrast
    description: Phase contrast microscopy
  dic:
    text: dic
    description: Differential interference contrast (DIC/Nomarski)
  fluorescence:
    text: fluorescence
    description: Fluorescence illumination
  confocal:
    text: confocal
    description: Confocal laser scanning
  polarized:
    text: polarized
    description: Polarized light microscopy
  oblique:
    text: oblique
    description: Oblique illumination