Technical note: Nikon–TRACK<i>Flow</i>, a new versatile microscope system for fission track analysis

Van Ranst, Gerben; Baert, Philippe; Fernandes, Ana Clara; De Grave, Johan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-93-2020

Articles | Volume 2, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-93-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-93-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 2, issue 1

Short communication/technical note

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23 Apr 2020

Short communication/technical note |

| 23 Apr 2020

Technical note: Nikon–TRACKFlow, a new versatile microscope system for fission track analysis

Gerben Van Ranst, Philippe Baert, Ana Clara Fernandes, and Johan De Grave

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-93-2020-supplement

Video supplement

Nikon-TRACKFlow demonstrations G. Van Ranst https://doi.org/10.17632/yf5dccxcww.2

Short summary

Nikon–TRACKFlow is a new system with dedicated modules for automated microscope control and imaging for fission track laboratories. It is based on the Nikon Eclipse Ni-E motorised upright microscope and embedded within Nikon NIS-Elements software. The system decouples image acquisition from analysis based on a number of automated user-friendly designs and protocols. Nikon–TRACKFlow aims to grow towards a high-throughput imaging system for Earth Sciences and other material-oriented sciences.