Absolute calibration of a charge-coupled device camera with twin beams

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Meda, A ^a   Ruo Berchera, I ^a   Degiovanni, I P ^a   Brida, G ^a   Rastello, M L ^a   Genovese, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION; CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE CAMERA; TWIN BEAMS;

EID: 84907092723     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4895665     Document Type: Article

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