scholarly journals High Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition rate in CF

Thorax ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 641-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
B E van Ewijk
Author(s):  
Brian Cross

A relatively new entry, in the field of microscopy, is the Scanning X-Ray Fluorescence Microscope (SXRFM). Using this type of instrument (e.g. Kevex Omicron X-ray Microprobe), one can obtain multiple elemental x-ray images, from the analysis of materials which show heterogeneity. The SXRFM obtains images by collimating an x-ray beam (e.g. 100 μm diameter), and then scanning the sample with a high-speed x-y stage. To speed up the image acquisition, data is acquired "on-the-fly" by slew-scanning the stage along the x-axis, like a TV or SEM scan. To reduce the overhead from "fly-back," the images can be acquired by bi-directional scanning of the x-axis. This results in very little overhead with the re-positioning of the sample stage. The image acquisition rate is dominated by the x-ray acquisition rate. Therefore, the total x-ray image acquisition rate, using the SXRFM, is very comparable to an SEM. Although the x-ray spatial resolution of the SXRFM is worse than an SEM (say 100 vs. 2 μm), there are several other advantages.


Pneumologie ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Sprenger ◽  
T Goldmann ◽  
E Vollmer ◽  
B Wollenberg ◽  
P Zabel ◽  
...  

Pneumologie ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (S 03) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Spenger ◽  
T Goldmann ◽  
E Vollmer ◽  
B Wollenberg ◽  
HP Hauber ◽  
...  

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