Characterization of detector modulation-transfer function with noise, edge, and holographic methods

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 129, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-52

  McLeod, Robert A ^a,b   Malac, Marek ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CCD camera; Detector noise; Detector quantum efficiency (DQE); Electron detection; Electron holography; Gain reference; Incomplete read out; Modulation transfer function (MTF); Noise power spectrum (NPS); Noise transfer function (NTF); Point spread function (PSF); Reference images; Scintillator; Slow scan CCD detector; Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Indexed keywords

CCD DETECTORS; DETECTOR NOISE; DETECTOR QUANTUM EFFICIENCIES; ELECTRON DETECTION; GAIN REFERENCE; INCOMPLETE READ-OUT; NOISE POWER SPECTRUM; NOISE TRANSFER FUNCTION; POINT-SPREAD FUNCTIONS; REFERENCE IMAGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM);

CCD CAMERAS; DETECTORS; ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY; MODULATION; PHOSPHORS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHARGED COUPLED DETECTOR; HOLOGRAPHIC MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; HOLOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; NOISE TRANSFER FUNCTION; SCINTILLATION; SENSOR; SLANTED EDGE MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84876488514     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2013.02.021     Document Type: Article

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