Fast scanning STED and two-photon fluorescence excitation microscopy with continuous wave beam

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 245, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 225-228

  Bianchini, P ^a   Diaspro, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

2PE; Fluorescence; Nanoscopy; STED CW

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LASER BEAMS; LASER EXCITATION; PHOTONS; STIMULATED EMISSION;

2PE; CONTINUOUS WAVE; CONTINUOUS WAVE BEAMS; EXCITATION MICROSCOPY; FAST SCANNING; FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION; NANOSCOPY; STIMULATED EMISSION DEPLETION; STIMULATED EMISSION DEPLETION-CONTINUOUS WAVE; TWO PHOTON FLUORESCENCE;

FLUORESCENCE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULATED EMISSION DEPLETION; TWO PHOTON EXCITATION MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84857356522     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2011.03577.x     Document Type: Article

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