Two-photon thermal bleaching of single fluorescent molecules

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 588-598

  Chirico, Giuseppe ^a,c   Cannone, Fabio ^a   Baldini, Giancarlo ^a   Diaspro, Alberto ^b  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b Inst Naz per Fisica della Materia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; FLUORESCEIN; GLASS; INDO 1; PYRENE; RHODAMINE;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DARKNESS; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHOTON; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037215718     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74879-6     Document Type: Article

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