Image formation in a confocal microscope: central longitudinal (XZ) slice. The 3D acquired distribution arises from the convolution of the real light sources with the PSF.

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Image formation in a confocal microscope: central longitudinal (XZ) slice. The 3D acquired distribution arises from the convolution of the real light sources with the PSF.