Images of paraffin monolayer crystals with perfect contrast: Minimization of beam-induced specimen motion

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 90-100

  Glaeser, R M ^b   McMullan, G ^a   Faruqi, A R ^a   Henderson, R ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

2D crystals; Beam induced specimen motion; Carbon support films; Image contrast; Medipix detector; Radiation damage; Tetratetracontane

Indexed keywords

2-D CRYSTALS; BEAM-INDUCED SPECIMEN MOTION; CARBON SUPPORT FILMS; IMAGE CONTRASTS; MEDIPIX; TETRATETRACONTANE;

CARBON FILMS; DETECTORS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONS; MONOLAYERS; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; RADIATION DAMAGE;

CRYSTALS;

CARBON; PARAFFIN;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREDICTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRONS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOTION; PARAFFIN; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 78349286395     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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