Optical far-field microscopy of single molecules with 3.4 nm lateral resolution

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 76-85

  Bloess A ^a   Durand, Y ^a   Matsushita, M ^a   Van Dermeer, H ^a   Brakenhoff, G J ^b   Schmidt, J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diffraction limit; Far field microscopy; Fluorescence microscopy; Frequency selection; Imaging; Optical microscopy; Resolution; Single molecule; Spatial selection; Superresolution

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MOLECULES; TEMPERATURE;

DIFFRACTION LIMITS; FAR-FIELD MICROSCOPIES; FREQUENCY SELECTION; LATERAL RESOLUTION; OPTICAL-; REPRODUCIBILITIES; RESOLUTION; SINGLE MOLECULE; SPATIAL SELECTIONS; SUPERRESOLUTION;

MECHANICAL STABILITY;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FROZEN SECTION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULE; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE;

EID: 0036160516     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-2720.2001.00971.x     Document Type: Article

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