Image enhancement in a reflection optical microscope by suppression of diffusing photons using polarizing annular objectives

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 415-419

  Schilders, S P ^a   Gan, X S ^a   Gu, Min ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angle gating; Annular objectives; Microscopic imaging; Monolayer surfaces; Polyatomic ions; Soft landing; Turbid media

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032264641     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927698980394     Document Type: Article

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