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Image formation in optical and electron transmission microscopy
Author(s) -
Barnett M. E.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1974.tb03962.x
Subject(s) - transmission electron microscopy , image formation , transmission (telecommunications) , microscopy , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , scanning confocal electron microscopy , optics , scanning transmission electron microscopy , image (mathematics) , computer science , materials science , physics , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , quantum mechanics
SUMMARY In this tutorial article, some basic concepts of image formation in conventional transmission microscopy are reviewed, particular attention being given to the meaning and role of partial coherence. The application of these ideas to scanning transmission microscopy is also discussed.