darkfield references

Posted by Jeff Spector on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/darkfield-references-tp7583371.html

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Greetings,
   Can someone please point me to some references involving the theory
behind darkfield microscopy? I understand the basic idea, but all I can
find are different iterations of the basic idea that you block most of the
light and only image scattered light. I'd like to learn a bit more about
technical aspects of  darkfield, i.e. what is the smallest object you can
observe? What role do illumination power and camera exposure play in the
quality of the final image. What role does specimen thickness/size play in
the final image and can you discern objects of different size
etc...
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Perhaps I simply need to read up on
scattering theory?
thanks..
-jeff