ISO 11884-2:2007

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 11884-2
Second edition
2007-02-01
Optics and photonics — Minimum
requirements for stereomicroscopes —
Part 2:
High performance microscopes
Optique et photonique — Exigences minimales pour les
stéréomicroscopes —
Partie 2: Microscopes à hautes performances

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ISO 2007
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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
1 Scope. 1
2 Normative references. 1
3 Terms and definitions. 1
4 Requirements. 1
5 Test methods. 4
6 Accompanying documents. 4
7 Marking. 4

Foreword
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ISO 11884-2 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 172, Optics and photonics, Subcommittee SC 5,
Microscopes and endoscopes.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 11884-2:1997), which has been technically
revised.
ISO 11884 consists of the following parts, under the general title Optics and photonics — Minimum
requirements for stereomicroscopes:
⎯ Part 1: Stereomicroscopes for general use
⎯ Part 2: High performance microscopes

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 11884-2:2007(E)

Optics and photonics — Minimum requirements
for stereomicroscopes —
Part 2:
High performance microscopes
1 Scope
This part of ISO 11884 specifies minimum requirements for high performance stereomicroscopes. It is not
applicable to operation microscopes.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 7944, Optics and optical instruments — Reference wavelengths
ISO 9022-2, Optics and optical instruments — Environmental test methods — Part 2: Cold, heat and humidity
ISO 9022-3, Optics and optical instruments — Environmental test methods — Part 3: Mechanical stress
ISO 11883, Optics and optical instruments — Microscopes — Marking of stereomicroscopes
ISO 10934-1, Optics and optical instruments — Vocabulary for microscopy — Part 1: Light microscopy
ISO 15227, Optics and optical instruments — Microscopes — Testing of stereomicroscopes
IEC 61010-1:2001, Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory
use — Part 1: General requirements
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 10934-1 apply.
4 Requirements
All the indications given below are minimum requirements. They apply to the reference wavelength in
accordance with ISO 7944.
4.1 Optical and mechanical specifications
The specifications given in Table 1 shall apply.
Testing shall be done in accordance with 5.1.

Table 1 — Requirements for optical and mechanical specif
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