| abstract |
A scanner arrangement ( 50 ), in particular a scanning microscope, for optically scanning an object ( 101 ) in a sequence of scanning steps, has: a drivable moving object stage ( 40 ) and an objective assembly ( 4, 7 - 10 ), which has a front objective lens ( 9, 103 ) on an objective lens carriage ( 8 ) which can be moved parallel to the object stage ( 40 ) by a carriage drive ( 5, 6, 10, 11 ), wherein the object stage ( 40 ) can be driven during the sequence of scanning steps in order to achieve a continuous movement and the objective lens carriage ( 8 ) with the front objective lens ( 9, 103 ) can be driven in each of the scanning steps for a forward movement step, in which the front objective lens ( 9, 103 ) is moved synchronously with the object stage ( 40 ) out of an initial position, and in each case between successive scanning steps for a backward movement into the initial position, with the object ( 101 ) being able to be optically scanned during the continuous movement of the object stage ( 40 ). |