Molecular mass determination by STEM and EFTEM: A critical comparison

Micron

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 299-307

  Feja, B ^a   Aebi, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomolecular assemblies; Biomolecules; Electron scattering; Energy filtering transmission electron microscopy (EFTEM); Mass determination; Mass loss; Monte Carlo simulations; Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM); Slow scan CCD camera

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032804694     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(99)00032-3     Document Type: Article

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