Patent ID: 7324274
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A microscope comprising: a microscope optical system that forms an enlarged image of an observation portion by an immersion objective lens with an immersion liquid filled between the observation portion and the objective lens; a moving mechanism that moves a state of a first observation portion among a plurality of observation portions on a substrate that is positioned in a field of view of the microscope to another state, so that a second observation portion is positioned in the field of view of the microscope; an immersion supplier that supplies the immersion liquid to fill between the objective lens and the observation portion; an immersion remover that removes the immersion liquid filled between the objective lens and the observation portion; and an immersion remove controller configured to output a first signal that controls the immersion remover remove the immersion liquid before operating the moving mechanism and to output a second signal that controls the immersion supplier refill the immersion liquid into an area between the objective lens and the observation portion after the moving mechanism has been operated.