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The Probable Number of Particles in Contact when Spread on a Microscope Slide
Author(s) -
Hawkins Arthur E.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.19870040105
Subject(s) - particle size , particle (ecology) , simple (philosophy) , particle number , microscope , materials science , biological system , optics , chemistry , physics , biology , volume (thermodynamics) , thermodynamics , philosophy , epistemology , ecology
It is shown that the number of particles which may be placed upon a slide is surprisingly limited if each particle is to be isolated. This is particularly relevant if automatic image analysis of size or shape is to be achieved without tedious editing. Using a simple mathematical treatment it is possible to calculate, for any particular size of particle, the number of particles on a slide which should not be exceeded.