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Signal-to-noise ratio of electron micrographs obtained by cross correlation

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The signal-to-noise ratio of electron micrographs can be determined by two-dimensional digital cross correlation even though neither signal nor noise can be analysed separately. Such measurements suggest how best to make use of the electron microscope.

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Frank, J., Al-Ali, L. Signal-to-noise ratio of electron micrographs obtained by cross correlation. Nature 256, 376–379 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/256376a0

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