Direct-view microscopy: Optical sectioning strength for finite-sized, multiple-pinhole arrays

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-105

  McCabe, E M ^a   Fewer, D T ^a   Ottewill, A C ^a,b   Hewlett, S J ^a   Hegarty, J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Direct view microscopy; Light budget; Multiple pinhole source and detector arrays; Optical sectioning strength

Indexed keywords

APERTURE ARRAYS; DETECTOR ARRAYS; DIRECT-VIEW MICROSCOPY; LIGHT BUDGET; MULTIPLE APERTURES; MULTIPLE PINHOLES; MULTIPLE-PINHOLE SOURCE AND DETECTOR ARRAY; OPTICAL SECTIONING STRENGTH; PINHOLE ARRAYS; SOURCE ARRAYS;

BUDGET CONTROL;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029961213     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1996.tb00004.x     Document Type: Article

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