Microscope, detector, and method for microscopy
AssigneeLeica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH
InventorKyra Moellmann
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Abstract
A microscope having a light source that emits light pulses for illumination of a specimen, the light pulses containing photons having a photon energy, is disclosed. The microscope is characterized in that a detector, which has an energy band gap between a quiescent state and an active state that is greater than the photon energy, is provided for determination of a time-defined pulse width of the light pulses. Also described are a detector for determination of a time-defined pulse width of light pulses for illumination of a microscopic specimen, and a method for microscopy.
Claims21
A microscope having
- a light source that emits light pulses for illumination of a specimen, the light pulses containing photons having a photon energy, and
- a detector for determination of a time-defined pulse width of the light pulses, wherein the detector has an energy band gap between a quiescent state and an active state that is greater than the photon energy, is provided.
A detector for determining a time-defined pulse width of light pulses for illumination of a microscopic specimen, wherein the detector has an energy band gap between a quiescent state and an active state that is greater than the photon energy.
A method for microscopy comprising the steps of:
- generating light pulses for illumination of a specimen using a light source, the light pulses containing photons having a photon energy;
- determining a time-defined pulse width of the light pulses, using a detector which has an energy band gap between a quiescent state and an active state that is greater than the photon energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.