The photon counting histogram in fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy with non-ideal photodetectors

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1948-1958

  Hillesheim, Lindsey N ^a   Müller, Joachim D ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DILUTION; FLUORESCENCE FLUCTUATION SPECTROSCOPY; HISTOGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PHOTON COUNTING HISTOGRAM; PREDICTION; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 0042322244     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74622-0     Document Type: Article

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