Triplet-relaxation microscopy with bunched pulsed excitation

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-485

  Donnert, Gerald ^a   Eggeling, Christian ^a   Hell, Stefan W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTO532; DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; ILLUMINATION; MICROSCOPY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 63849251784     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b903357m     Document Type: Article

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