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A quantum mechanical scheme to reduce radiation damage in electron microscopy

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 نشر من قبل Hiroshi Okamoto Dr. Sc.
 تاريخ النشر 2015
  مجال البحث فيزياء
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We show that radiation damage to unstained biological specimens is not an intractable problem in electron microscopy. When a structural hypothesis of a specimen is available, quantum mechanical principles allow us to verify the hypothesis with a very low electron dose. Realization of such a concept requires precise control of the electron wave front. Based on a diffractive electron optical implementation, we demonstrate the feasibility of this new method by both experimental and numerical investigations.

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