Soft-X-ray damage to biological samples

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-83

  Fujisaki, H ^a   Takahashi, S ^a   Ohzeki, H ^a   Sugisaki, K ^a   Kondo, H ^a   Nagata, H ^a   Kato, H ^b   Ishiwata, S ^b  

^a NIKON CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myofibril; Soft X ray; Soft X ray damage; Water window; X ray; X ray damage; X ray microscope; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; PHOTONS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; X RAY LASERS; YEAST;

BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; MYOFIBRILS; SOFT X-RAY; SOFT-X-RAY DAMAGE; WATER WINDOW; X-RAY DAMAGE; X-RAY FLUX; YEAST CELL;

X RAY MICROSCOPES;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIATION INJURY; X RAY; YEAST;

EID: 0029944286     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.130412.x     Document Type: Article

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