X-ray crystallography can be used to produce three-dimensional images of atoms providing they are arranged periodically. For small atomic clusters or molecules, electron holography could provide even sharper images.
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Spence, J. Holograms of atoms. Nature 410, 1037–1040 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35074228
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