Super-resolution imaging for the detection of low-energy ion tracks in fine-grained nuclear emulsions.


Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
20 Dec 2023
Historique:
received: 19 10 2022
accepted: 16 12 2023
medline: 22 12 2023
pubmed: 22 12 2023
entrez: 22 12 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

We propose a new wide-field imaging method that exploits the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance phenomenon to produce super-resolution images with an optical microscope equipped with a custom design polarization analyzer module. In this paper we describe the method and apply it to the analysis of low-energy carbon ion tracks implanted in a nuclear emulsion film. The result is then compared with the measurements of the same tracks carried out at an electronic microscope. The images set side by side show their close similarity. The resolution achieved with the current microscope setup is estimated to be about 50 nm.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38129647
doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-50208-y
pii: 10.1038/s41598-023-50208-y
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Pagination

22813

Informations de copyright

© 2023. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Andrey Alexandrov (A)

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, I-80126, Naples, Italy. andrey.alexandrov@na.infn.it.
I.N.F.N. sezione di Napoli, I-80126, Naples, Italy. andrey.alexandrov@na.infn.it.

Takashi Asada (T)

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, I-80126, Naples, Italy.
I.N.F.N. sezione di Napoli, I-80126, Naples, Italy.

Fabio Borbone (F)

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, I-80126, Naples, Italy.

Valeri Tioukov (V)

I.N.F.N. sezione di Napoli, I-80126, Naples, Italy.

Giovanni De Lellis (G)

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, I-80126, Naples, Italy.
I.N.F.N. sezione di Napoli, I-80126, Naples, Italy.

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