Characterization of the resolving power and contrast transfer function of a transmission Xray microscope with partially coherent illumination

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 5830-5839

  Rehbein, Stefan ^a   Guttmann, Peter ^a   Werner, Stephan ^a   Schneider, Gerd ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RESOLUTION; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

CONTRAST TRANSFER FUNCTION; ELECTRON STORAGE RING; HIGHER RESOLUTION; KEY PARAMETERS; PARTIAL COHERENCE; PARTIALLY COHERENT ILLUMINATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; ZONE PLATES;

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LENSES; LIGHTING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84858987927     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.005830     Document Type: Article

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