Table 1 Parameters of dark-field images displayed in Fig. 4, cross sections for photoabsorption and inelastic energy loss, and dose, given the stoichiometries listed (see text and Eq. 1 and 2)
Pine pollen grain | Spirulina | Silicate diatom | |
|---|---|---|---|
Incident intensity (ph/ms) | 1.63e+06 | 1.7e+06 | 1.50e+06 |
Exposure dwell time (ms) | 50 | 150 | 24 |
Step size (nm) | 50 | 30 | 60 |
Total exposure time | 8 h 54 m | 6 h 40 m | 9 h 54 m |
Assumed composition | H36C26NO18 | H50C30N9O10S | SiO2 |
σdet (cm2/g) | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.027 |
σa (cm2/g) | 0.010 | 0.017 | 0.051 |
\({\bar{{{\sigma }}}}_{{{inc}}}\) (cm2/g) | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.015 |
Dose (MGy) | 0.81 | 9.0 | 0.63 |
Minimum (black) counts / ms | 42 | 93 | 40 |
Maximum (white) counts / ms | 173 | 135 | 114 |
Projected density (g/cm3 µm) | 33.7 | 5.7 | 2.1 |