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A METHOD has recently been described of producing Fourier syntheses of centro-symmetrical projections by means of optical interference1. The biaxial nature of mica was used to introduce into the diffracting beams both intensity and phase relations corresponding to those of the X-ray spectra. The resolution obtained was poor, and it was suggested that this could be improved by using lenses corrected for spherical aberration.
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HANSON, A. Improvements in Optical Fourier Synthesis. Nature 170, 580 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170580a0
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