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Thisisabovetheobjective,andismadeupofapolarisingplate,whoseheightmaybe adjustedatwill,usingagraduateddial(1).

Unlikethepolariser,theanalyserdoesnotalwayshaveaparttoplayinthepassageofthe lightraysandcanbeinstalledorremovedatwill.Itisusedtostudycertainpropertiesbut isnotnecesaryforothers.

ThepolarisingplaneisgenerallyNS,anditisalwaysperpendiculartothepolariser, suchthatifthereisnoobjectintheway,nolightpassesandExtinctionoccurs. Belowitisaslotwherecompensatingplatescanbeinserted.

Whenonlythepolariser(1)isbeingused,anormalimageisobserved,butwhenthe analyserisinplace(2),anextinctionoflightoccurs. Ifananisotropicsubstanceisinthelight'spath,thelightsplitsintotworayswhich


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vibrateperpendicularlyanddonotnecessarilycoincidewiththedirectionsofthepolariser oranalyser.Whentheseraysreachtheanalyser,twocomponentscomeintobeingwhich vibrate,oneontheplaneoftheanalyserandtheotheronaperpendicularone.Theformer isresponsibleforthegrainbeingseen,whilstthelatterisannulled.Afalsecolour appears,knownasaninterferencecolour(3).

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