Fast multi-tau real-time software correlator for dynamic light scattering

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 24, 2001, Pages 4011-4021

  Magatti, Davide ^a   Ferri, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA TRANSFER; GRAPHIC METHODS; HARD DISK STORAGE; PHOTONS;

TIMER-COUNTERS;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0013392433     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.004011     Document Type: Article

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