JP2010266278A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (9)

An objective lens for collecting the light generated in the specimen;
A spectroscopic element that splits light collected by the objective lens into spectral components;
A photodetector having a plurality of channels that respectively detect spectral components dispersed by the spectroscopic element;
A sensitivity adjuster for adjusting the sensitivity of each channel of the photodetector;
The sensitivity adjustment unit divides the channels into a plurality of groups each of which is a channel group based on information on the wavelength range of light to be detected, and the channels are set so that all the channels in the group have the same sensitivity. Microscope that adjusts the sensitivity of each group at once. The microscope according to claim 1, wherein the sensitivity adjustment unit adjusts a voltage applied to the photodetector for each group of the channels. An integrating unit that integrates luminance information of light detected by the photodetector;
The microscope according to claim 1, wherein the sensitivity adjustment unit adjusts an integration time of the integration unit for each group of the channels. An amplifying unit that amplifies luminance information of light detected by the photodetector;
The microscope according to claim 1, wherein the sensitivity adjustment unit adjusts an amplification factor of the amplification unit for each group of the channels. The microscope according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an input unit capable of setting a sensitivity adjustment value of the sensitivity adjustment unit for each group of the plurality of channels. An overall sensitivity adjuster for adjusting the sensitivity of the entire channel;
An integration unit for integrating luminance information of light detected by the photodetector;
A storage unit that stores the maximum sensitivity of the entire channel such that any spectral component is saturated in a maximum integration time in which the luminance information integrated by the integration unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined value;
The sensitivity adjustment unit maximizes the integration time of the integration unit for each group of channels when the sensitivity of the entire channel is lower than the maximum sensitivity stored in the storage unit. Microscope. The microscope according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when one of the spectral components detected by the channel exceeds a predetermined threshold, the sensitivity adjustment unit adjusts the sensitivity of the channel for each group. . The microscope according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a storage unit that stores the sensitivity and luminance information of the channel for each group in association with each other. An image generator that generates an image based on the light detected by the photodetector;
A display unit for displaying an image generated by the image generation unit;
A setting unit for setting a predetermined range on the screen displayed on the display unit,
The microscope according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the sensitivity adjustment unit adjusts the sensitivity of the channel within a predetermined range set by the setting unit.