Electron Holography

Handbook of Nanoscopy

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 153-220

  Lichte, Hannes ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic resolution; Charge coupled device; Electron biprism; Electron holography; Phase shift; Reconstructed wave

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882251908     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527641864.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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