Ultrafast 3D imaging of isolated molecules with electron diffraction

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8845, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Yang, Jie ^a   Hensley, Christopher J ^a   Centurion, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser alignment; Molecular imaging; Structural reconstruction; Ultrafast electron diffraction

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ALIGNMENT; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LASER EXCITATION; MOLECULAR IMAGING;

HOLOGRAPHIC ALGORITHMS; LASER ALIGNMENT; LASER-ALIGNED MOLECULES; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; STRUCTURAL RECONSTRUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; ULTRAFAST ELECTRON DIFFRACTION;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84888879764     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2023391     Document Type: Conference Paper

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