Here you can see an image of saffron powder. The image was obtained with a water vapour pressure of 4.8 Torr into the analysis chamber of the ESEM XL30 TMP Philips Electron Microscope. The powder was not subjected to any prior treatment. The small marker at the right bottom of the image represents a length of 100 µm (0.1 mm). To buy a 300 dpi image.

Secondary electron image coloured by computer aids.

Saffron powder, as it appears before the ESEM inspection.
optical image

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Last updated: February.12.2001

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