title: Design of an electron microscope phase plate using a focused continuous-wave laser.
abstract: We propose a Zernike phase contrast electron microscope that uses an intense laser focus to convert a phase image into a visible image. We present the relativistic quantum theory of the phase shift caused by the laser-electron interaction, study resonant cavities for enhancing the laser intensity and discuss applications in biology, soft-materials science and atomic and molecular physics.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müller
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authors.lastname: Jin
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authors.lastname: Spence
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authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Padmore
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Glaeser
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