Molecular Microscopy: Fundamental Limitations
- 18 December 1970
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 170 (3964), 1310-1313
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.170.3964.1310
Abstract
On the basis of estimates of molecular damage caused by the observation process, it is concluded that molecular microscopy of biological molecules in which the individual atoms are resolved is impossible with an electron or x-ray microscope. Microscopes that use low-energy helium atoms or neutrons as illuminants may be capable of serving as ultimate biomolecular microscopes.Keywords
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