Assertion: confocal microscope | /r/CapableOf | scan along the x-
Facets:
value: linearly
type: MANNER
value: to scan the laser
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Confocal laser scanning microscopes use multiple mirrors (typically 2 or 3 scanning linearly along the x- and the y- axes) to scan the laser across the sample and "descan" the image across a fixed pinhole and detector.