A new linear transfer theory and characterization method for image detectors. Part II: Experiment

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 115, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-87

  Lubk, Axel ^a,b,e   Röder, Falk ^b   Niermann, Tore ^c   Gatel, Christophe ^a,e   Joulie, Sebastien ^a,e   Houdellier, Florent ^a,e   Magén, César ^d,e   Hÿtch, Martin J ^a,e  

^a CEMES CNRS   (France)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Detection quantum efficiency; Image detector; Modulation transfer function; Point spread function

Indexed keywords

ALIASING; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; IMAGE DETECTOR; LINEAR TRANSFER; NEW EXPERIMENTAL METHOD; NOISE TRANSFER; OVER SAMPLING; PHOTONIC NOISE; POINT-SPREAD FUNCTIONS; SECOND MOMENTS; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; SPOT ILLUMINATION; STATISTICAL MOMENTS;

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

DETECTORS;

ARTICLE; CHARGED COUPLE DEVICE; ELECTRON; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE DETECTOR; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; LIGHT SCATTERING; LINEAR TRANSFER THEORY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NOISE; NOISE SPREAD FUNCTION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS; PHOTON; POINT SPREAD FUNCTION; THEORY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84859808241     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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