Table 1 Parameters definition

From: Cryo-CLXEM introduces cryo-SXT to bridge the resolution gap in cryo-CLEM

X-ray microscopy

Definition/units

Electron Microscopy (EM)

Definition/units

Radiation dose

\(D[{{{\rm{M}}}{{\rm{G}}}}_{{{\rm{y}}}}]\) = Amount of energy deposited on the sample per unit mass

Radiation Dose

D = Incident electron charge per unit area

Energy of the source

E(eV)

Energy of the source

E(keV)

Flux

n° ph/s

Flux

n° electrons/s

Flat field

f [counts/s]

Camera gain reference

counts

Flux/unit area

N\(\left[\frac{{ph}}{\mu {m}^{2}s}\right]\,\)

Flux/unit area (Dose rate)

\({{\rm{N}}} = \left[\frac{{e}^{-}}{{{px}}^{2}\,s}\right]\)

Fluence = flux/unit

area \({{\cdot }}{{\bf{t}}}\) = N \(\cdot\) t

\(\,{F}\left[\frac{ph}{\mu {m}^{2}}\right]\,\)

Fluence (Exposure Dose) = flux/unit area \({{\cdot }}{{\bf{t}}}\) = N \(\cdot\) t

\(F\) = \(\left[\frac{{e}^{-}}{{{{\text{\AA }}}}^{2}}\right]\)