REFERENCE DEVICE FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE, AND A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THAT EVALUATION

摘要

A reference device for evaluating the performance of a confocal laser scan microscope. The reference device comprises a substrate (53) and reference fluorescing matter distributed over a surface of the substrate (53). The reference fluorescing matter has a predetermined spatial distribution over the latter surface.