scholarly journals Efficient implementation of atom-density representations

2021 ◽  
Vol 154 (11) ◽  
pp. 114109
Author(s):  
Félix Musil ◽  
Max Veit ◽  
Alexander Goscinski ◽  
Guillaume Fraux ◽  
Michael J. Willatt ◽  
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Author(s):  
J.M. Cowley

The problem of "understandinq" electron microscope imaqes becomes more acute as the resolution is improved. The naive interpretation of an imaqe as representinq the projection of an atom density becomes less and less appropriate. We are increasinqly forced to face the complexities of coherent imaqinq of what are essentially phase objects. Most electron microscopists are now aware that, for very thin weakly scatterinq objects such as thin unstained bioloqical specimens, hiqh resolution imaqes are best obtained near the optimum defocus, as prescribed by Scherzer, where the phase contrast imaqe qives a qood representation of the projected potential, apart from a lack of information on the lower spatial frequencies. But phase contrast imaqinq is never simple except in idealized limitinq cases.


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