Optimization of multiphoton excitation microscopy by total emission detection using a parabolic light reflector

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 228, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 330-337

  Combs, Christian A ^a   Smirnov, Aleksandr V ^a   Riley, Jason D ^b   Gandjbakhche, Amir H ^b   Knutson, Jay R ^a   Balaban, Robert S ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c National Institutes of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; GFP; Light collection; Trans fluorescence; Two photon microscopy

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION; REFLECTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

EMISSION DETECTION; GFP; LIGHT COLLECTION; MULTIPHOTON EXCITATION MICROSCOPY; MULTIPHOTONS; OPTIMISATIONS; PARABOLICS; TOTAL EMISSIONS; TRANS-FLUORESCENCE; TWO PHOTON MICROSCOPY;

FLUORESCENCE;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; COLLIMATOR; IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOUSE; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION;

EID: 36549010533     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2007.01851.x     Document Type: Article

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