4Pi-confocal images with axial superresolution

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-193

  Schrader, M ^a   Hell, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Resolution; Two photon excitation

Indexed keywords

PHOTONS;

AXIAL RESOLUTIONS; AXIAL SUPERRESOLUTION; CONFOCAL IMAGE; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; FAR-FIELD; FLUORESCENCE (BEADS); LATERAL RESOLUTION; POINT-SPREAD FUNCTION; RESOLUTION; TWO-PHOTON EXCITATIONS;

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029791160     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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