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    Area of Science:

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    • Super-resolution imaging
    • Nanoscale science

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    • Precise nanoscale localization of point emitters is vital for advanced optical fluorescence microscopy techniques.
    • While localization precision is well-studied, accuracy, especially in three dimensions, remains a challenge due to difficulties in creating well-defined experimental samples.

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    • To develop and validate an experimental system for studying nanoscale localization accuracy in a relevant microscopy geometry.
    • To establish a calibration procedure for measuring depth-dependent point spread functions (PSFs).
    • To investigate axial localization biases in high-numerical aperture microscopy.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of an experimental system simulating aqueous medium above a glass coverslip, imaged with an oil-immersion objective.
    • Implementation of a calibration procedure to measure depth-dependent PSFs for both standard and engineered PSFs.
    • Comparison of experimental results with theoretical calculations.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstration of a depth-dependent point spread function (PSF) behavior in the experimental system.
    • Identification of complicated, depth-varying focal plane position characteristics.
    • Quantification of axial localization biases arising from common approximations.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed experimental system and calibration method allow for accurate characterization of localization accuracy in microscopy.
    • Understanding depth-dependent PSF behavior is critical for mitigating axial localization biases in super-resolution imaging.
    • Results provide valuable insights for improving 3D localization accuracy in fluorescence microscopy.