Resolving power of lens-less low energy electron point source microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 235, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-24

  Stevens, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bio molecule; Coherence; Divergence; Electron; Hologram; Microscopy; Penetration; Reconstruction; Resolution; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; HOLOGRAMS; MOLECULES;

BIO MOLECULES; DIVERGENCE; ELECTRONS ENERGY; LOW ENERGY ELECTRONS; PENETRATION; POINT-SOURCES; POWER OF LENS; RECONSTRUCTION; RESOLUTION; SIMULATION;

ELECTRONS;

ARTICLE; ATOM; DISPERSION; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY YIELD; FIELD EMISSION; HOLOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR SIZE; OPTICAL DENSITY; OPTICAL DEPTH; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; SIMULATION;

EID: 67650802832     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03177.x     Document Type: Article

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