Solid immersion facilitates fluorescence microscopy with nanometer resolution and sub-ångström emitter localization.
basic_science · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 22968917.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/adma.201203033 and PMC identifier 3546393.
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Abstract
Exploring the maximum spatial resolution achievable in far-field optical imaging, we show that applying solid immersion lenses (SIL) in stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy addresses single spins with a resolution down to 2.4 ± 0.3 nm and with a localization precision of 0.09 nm.
Medical subject headings
- Image Enhancement
- Lenses
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Nanotechnology