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Review
. 2016:579:1-17.
doi: 10.1016/bs.mie.2016.05.056. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

Direct Electron Detectors

G McMullan  1 , A R Faruqi  1 , R Henderson  2
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Review

Direct Electron Detectors

G McMullan et al. Methods Enzymol. 2016.

Abstract

Direct electron detectors have played a key role in the recent increase in the power of single-particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryoEM). In this chapter, we summarize the background to these recent developments, give a practical guide to their optimal use, and discuss future directions.

Keywords: CMOS; DDD; DQE; Direct Electron; Electron microscopy; FEI; Gatan; MTF; Sensor; cryoEM.

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