Abstract
Coherent X-ray imaging techniques, such as in-line holography, exploit the high brilliance provided by diffraction-limited storage rings to perform imaging sensitive to the electron density through contrast due to the phase shift, rather than conventional attenuation contrast. Thus, coherent X-ray imaging techniques enable high-sensitivity and low-dose imaging, especially for low-atomic-number (Z) chemical elements and materials with similar attenuation contrast. Here, the first implementation of in-line holography at the NanoMAX beamline is presented, which benefits from the exceptional focusing capabilities and the high brilliance provided by MAX IV, the first operational diffraction-limited storage ring up to approximately 300 eV. It is demonstrated that in-line holography at NanoMAX can provide 2D diffraction-limited images, where the achievable resolution is only limited by the 70 nm focal spot at 13 keV X-ray energy. Also, the 3D capabilities of this instrument are demonstrated by performing holotomography on a chalk sample at a mesoscale resolution of around 155 nm. It is foreseen that in-line holography will broaden the spectra of capabilities of MAX IV by providing fast 2D and 3D electron density images from mesoscale down to nanoscale resolution.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 224-229 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Synchrotron Radiation |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | Pt 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 Jan 1 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
- Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation
- Other Physics Topics
Free keywords
- 2D and 3D X-ray imaging
- coherent imaging
- diffraction-limited storage ring
- holography
- holotomography