Aperture optimization for emission imaging: Effect of a spatially varying background

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1990, Pages 1279-1293

  Myers, K J ^a   Rolland, J P ^b   Barrett, H H ^b   Wagner, R F ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; SPECTROMETRY;

IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MATHEMATICS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025456621     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.7.001279     Document Type: Article

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