Table 1 Example measurement uncertainty budget for the measurement of the mean nanoruler distance using setup no. 1.

From: Using DNA origami nanorulers as traceable distance measurement standards and nanoscopic benchmark structures

Input quantity

Standard uncertainty of input quantity

Uncertainty contribution to \({\boldsymbol{u}}(\bar{{{\boldsymbol{a}}}_{{\boldsymbol{p}}{\boldsymbol{r}}{\boldsymbol{o}}{\boldsymbol{j}}}})\) in nm

\(P\)

0.5 nm/pixel

0.3

\({d}_{k}\)

0.05 pixel

0.16

\({\delta d}_{{fit},k}\)

0.0035 pixel

0.01

\({\delta d}_{{env}}\)

0.005 pixel

0.5

\({\delta d}_{{blink}}\)

0.001 pixel

0.1

\({\delta d}_{{fp}}\)

0.009 pixel

0.9

\({\delta d}_{{model}}\)

0.005 pixel

0.5

Expanded measurement uncertainty (k = 2): U = 2.4 nm