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Title: Nobel Lecture: Single-molecule spectroscopy, imaging, and photocontrol: Foundations for super-resolution microscopy

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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1224141
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FG02-07ER15892
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Journal Article: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Reviews of Modern Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Reviews of Modern Physics Journal Volume: 87 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6861
Publisher:
American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Moerner, W. E. Nobel Lecture: Single-molecule spectroscopy, imaging, and photocontrol: Foundations for super-resolution microscopy. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.87.1183.
Moerner, W. E. Nobel Lecture: Single-molecule spectroscopy, imaging, and photocontrol: Foundations for super-resolution microscopy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.87.1183
Moerner, W. E. 2015. "Nobel Lecture: Single-molecule spectroscopy, imaging, and photocontrol: Foundations for super-resolution microscopy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.87.1183.
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title = {Nobel Lecture: Single-molecule spectroscopy, imaging, and photocontrol: Foundations for super-resolution microscopy},
author = {Moerner, W. E.},
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doi = {10.1103/RevModPhys.87.1183},
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issn = {0034-6861},
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volume = 87,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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