Applied Physics Letters · 2007 · 14 citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsBiomedical OpticsOptical MaterialsOpticsLens ImagingLight MicroscopyX-ray OpticsCompound Lens SystemsHigh-resolution X-ray ImagingImage Quality BenchmarkingMicroscope ImagingMicroscopyMicroscopy ImagingX-ray Focusing SystemsX-ray Imaging Optics
The authors present x-ray images of grid meshes and biological material obtained using a microspot x-ray tube with a multilayer optic and a 92-element parabolic compound refractive lens (CRL) made of a plastic containing only hydrogen and carbon. Images obtained using this apparatus are compared with those using an area source with a spherical lens and a spherical lens with multilayer condenser. The authors found the best image quality using the multilayer condenser with a parabolic lens, compared to images with a spherical lens and without the multilayer optics. The resolution was measured using a 155-element parabolic CRL and a multilayer condenser with the microspot tube. The experiment demonstrates about 1.1μm resolution.
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