Orientation imaging of single molecules by wide-field epifluorescence microscopy

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 554-559

  Böhmer, Martin ^a   Enderlein, Jörg ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; FLUORESCENCE; RAMAN SCATTERING;

EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0038512550     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.000554     Document Type: Article

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