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UVX 2008
2009
UVX 2008 - 9e Colloque sur les Sources Cohérentes et Incohérentes UV, VUV et X ; Applications et Développements Récents
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Page(s) | 145 - 149 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/uvx/2009023 | |
Publié en ligne | 7 juillet 2009 |
DOI: 10.1051/uvx/2009023
High-resolution scanning coherent X-ray diffraction microscopy
P. Thibault1, M. Dierolf1, 2, A. Menzel1, O. Bunk1 and F. Pfeiffer1, 21 Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
2 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Published online: 7 July 2009
Abstract
Scanning transmission x-ray microscopy (STXM) and coherent diffractive imaging (CDI) are imaging techniques that have evolved quite separately. STXM features straightforward data analysis but its resolution is limited by the spot size on the specimen. As for CDI, its promises to reach resolutions below 10 nm are often hindered by many stringent requirements on the quality of the collected datasets and on the characteristics of the specimen. We describe a ptychographic imaging method that addresses these challenges by bridging the gap between CDI and STXM through the collection of coherent diffraction patterns at each point of a STXM scan. We demonstrate this approach in a hard X-ray experiment, obtaining a five-fold improvement in resolution compared to the focal spot dimensions. The reconstruction algorithm extracts from the data not only the complex-valued transmission function of the specimen but also the complete structure of the wavefield incident on it. The method is expected to allow high-resolution imaging of a wide range of materials and life science specimens.
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