Biological imaging with a neutron microscope

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5541, Issue , 2004, Pages 75-114

  Cremer, J T ^a   Piestrup, M A ^a   Gary, C K ^a   Park, H ^a   Pantell, R H ^b  

^a ADELPHI TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutron Compound Refractive Lens; Neutron Imaging; Neutron Microscopy; Neutron Optics

Indexed keywords

NEUTRON COMPOUND REFRACTIVE LENSES; NEUTRON IMAGING; NEUTRON MICROSCOPY; NEUTRON OPTICS;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CADMIUM; HYDROGEN; LIGHT REFLECTION; MICROSCOPES; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NEUTRONS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; POLYPROPYLENES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 15844427260     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.565715     Document Type: Conference Paper

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