An ultramicroscope is a specialized optical microscope that is used to observe objects that are smaller than the wavelength of visible light. This allows for the visualization of colloidal particles, bacteria, and other minute structures that cannot be effectively resolved with conventional light microscopy. The ultramicroscope operates on the principle of dark-field microscopy, where light is directed at an angle to the specimen, and only scattered light is observed.
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