Assertion: confocal microscope | /r/CapableOf | use laser light
Facets:
value: to scan samples
type: PURPOSE
value: unlike stereo and compound microscopes
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Confocal microscopes use laser light, scanning acoustic microscopes use sound waves, and X-ray microscopes, predictably, use X-rays.
text: Unlike stereo and compound microscopes, which use regular light for image formation, the confocal microscope uses a laser light to scan samples that have been dyed.
text: Other types include confocal microscopes, which use laser light, scanning electron microscopes, which use electrons, and transmission electron microscopes, which also use electrons along with vacuum-scanned specimens for better transparency.