AOTF microscope for imaging with increased speed and spectral versatility

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1215-1222

  Wachman, Elliot S ^a   Niu, Wen Hua ^a   Farkas, Daniel L ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE QUALITY; MICROSCOPY; OPTICS; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0030791097     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78154-2     Document Type: Article

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