Desktop water window microscope using a double-stream gas puff target source

Desktop water window microscope using a double-stream gas puff target source

A compact, desktop size, microscope, based on nitrogen double-stream gas puff target soft X-ray source, which emits radiation in water window spectral range at the wavelength of λ  = 2.88 nm, is demonstrated. The microscope employs ellipsoidal grazing incidence condenser mirror for sample illuminati...

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Published in:Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics Vol. 118; no. 4; pp. 573 - 578
Main Authors: Wachulak, Przemyslaw W., Torrisi, Alfio, Bartnik, Andrzej, Adjei, Daniel, Kostecki, Jerzy, Wegrzynski, Lukasz, Jarocki, Roman, Szczurek, Mirosław, Fiedorowicz, Henryk
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-03-2015
Subjects:
Engineering
Lasers
Optical Devices
Optics
Photonics
Physical Chemistry
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Optics
High Photon Flux
Zone Plate
Water Window
Nitrogen Plasma
Carbon Membrane
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Summary:A compact, desktop size, microscope, based on nitrogen double-stream gas puff target soft X-ray source, which emits radiation in water window spectral range at the wavelength of λ  = 2.88 nm, is demonstrated. The microscope employs ellipsoidal grazing incidence condenser mirror for sample illumination and Fresnel zone plate objective. The microscope is capable of capturing magnified images of objects with 60 nm spatial resolution and exposure time as low as a few seconds. Details about the source and the microscope as well as a few examples of different applications are presented and discussed.
ISSN:0946-2171
1432-0649
DOI:10.1007/s00340-015-6044-x