Optical collection efficiency function in single-molecule detection experiments

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 5298-5302

  Enderlein, Jörg ^a   Ambrose, W Patrick ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collection efficiency function; Flow cytometry; Single molecule detection

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICS; PHOTONS; STATISTICS;

FLOW CYTOMETRY; OPTICAL COLLECTION EFFICIENCY FUNCTION; SINGLE MOLECULE DETECTION; WAVE OPTICS;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0031212694     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.005298     Document Type: Article

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