Confocal TIRF microscopy of single molecules

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4962, Issue , 2003, Pages 126-134

  Ruckstuhl, Thomas ^a   Rankl, Michael ^a   Seeger, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Single molecule detection; TIRF

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

SINGLE MOLECULE DETECTION (SMD); TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION FLUORESCENCE (TIRF);

LIGHT EMISSION;

EID: 0242662782     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.485713     Document Type: Conference Paper

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