Fluorescence Microscopy of Single Molecules

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 553-557

  Zimmermann, Jan ^a   Van Dorp, Arthur ^a   Renn, Alois ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIFFUSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHTING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OXYGEN; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM THEORY; QUENCHING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY (FM); PHOTOPHYSICS;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 1842783126     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p553     Document Type: Article

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