Comparison of optimal performance at 300keV of three direct electron detectors for use in low dose electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 147, Issue , 2014, Pages 156-163

  McMullan, G ^a   Faruqi, A R ^a   Clare, D ^b   Henderson, R ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CMOS; DQE; MTF

Indexed keywords

DQE; ELECTRON DETECTORS; LOW DOSE; MTF; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON DETECTOR; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILM; MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

EID: 84908056429     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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