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Tips on Examining Metal-Coated Glass Beads for Cracks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

John Twilley*
Affiliation:
Art Conservation Scientist

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I once had a problem looking for cracks in a graphite coating on quartz fibers. This problem is a good example of the general case of defining visible light microscopy inspection criteria. Since specimen lighting may influence critically what one can see. The answer to the question depends a bit on the size of the crack and the opacity and reflectivity of the oxide coated surface. First insure that the microscope has a lighting set up that allows one to dependably see the cracks before worrying about a camera. Most of the digital cameras that can be used with a microscope would probably be adequate to recording the crack, once the viewing situation is set up.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2002