Volume 16, Issue 2 (March 2002)

Laser scanning microscopy is a very useful technique for semiconductor material and semiconductor devices. By using appropriate laser radiation there is the possibility to investigate the semiconductor bulk by CLSM. We have used the LBIC method to investigate the photocurrents associated with the oscillating modes of a broad-waveguide 0.98?m-emitting, Al-free diode laser...

The article provides a practical guide to obtaining ultra-high cathodoluminescence (CL) and electron beam induced current (EBIC) images and line scans in the SEM. It highlights the key factors affecting the practical resolution limits of the CL and EBIC modes of the SEM, and possible pitfalls in equipment and experimental technique...

The outermost layer of the avian eggshell, the cuticle, acts as a barrier to water and physical contamination. SEM analysis of the cuticle of the eggs of red-legged partridges reveals an uneven 'cracked mud' appearance while that of grey-legged partridges was smoother...

 Non-radiative fluorescence re...

one-step electron microscopy of DNA is a conservative procedure which allows holistic rescue of DNA genomic heteromeres from 0.1?m (330 base pairs) to 100-300 ?m, thus permitting a quantitative diagnosis of the quasi-totality of genomic DNA heterogeneity. Its technical and semantic prerogatives, support its widest application as a fast universal genome screener...

The main goal was to develop a technique for imaging non-fluorescent live cell structures through photo-induced thermal phenomena. The photothermal (PT) method is based on irradiating an object with laser pulse...