Coherent lensless X-ray imaging

Very high resolution X-ray imaging has been the subject of considerable research over the past few decades. However, the spatial resolution of these methods is limited by the manufacturing quality of the X-ray optics. More recently, lensless X-ray imaging has emerged as a powerful approach that is a...

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Published inNature photonics Vol. 4; no. 12; pp. 833 - 839
Main Authors Chapman, Henry N., Nugent, Keith A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.12.2010
Nature Publishing Group
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Applied and Technical Physics
Biology
Coherence
Free electron lasers
Imaging
Lasers
Materials science
Optics
Photonics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Physics
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Spatial resolution
X-rays
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Summary:Very high resolution X-ray imaging has been the subject of considerable research over the past few decades. However, the spatial resolution of these methods is limited by the manufacturing quality of the X-ray optics. More recently, lensless X-ray imaging has emerged as a powerful approach that is able to circumvent this limitation. A number of classes of lensless X-ray imaging have been developed so far, with many based on other forms of optics. Here we report the key progress in this area, describe the potential applications for biology and materials science, and discuss the prospect for imaging single molecules using X-ray free-electron lasers.
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ISSN:1749-4885
1749-4893
DOI:10.1038/nphoton.2010.240