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The effect of detector size on the signal-to-noise ratio in confocal polarized light microscopy |
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| Authors: | Wilson,T r k,Higdon |
| Affiliation: | Wilson,Török,Higdon |
| Abstract: | We introduce a signal-to-noise ratio in an attempt to suggest an optimum pinhole size for confocal polarized light microscopes. We find that pinhole sizes which are typically 60% greater than those used in nonpolarized light confocal microscopy are appropriate. |
| Keywords: | Confocal microscopy polarization signal-to-noise ratio |