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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Mark Le Gros, Berkeley, CA (US);
Carolyn A. Larabell, Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Le Gros, Berkeley, CA (US);
Carolyn A. Larabell, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cryogenic immersion microscope whose objective lens is at least partially in contact with a liquid reservoir of a cryogenic liquid, in which reservoir a sample of interest is immersed is disclosed. When the cryogenic liquid has an index of refraction that reduces refraction at interfaces between the lens and the sample, overall resolution and image quality are improved. A combination of an immersion microscope and x-ray microscope, suitable for imaging at cryogenic temperatures is also disclosed.