Coherent X-ray diffractive imaging: applications and limitations
Posted on 2017-04-28 - 13:59
The inversion of a diffraction pattern offers aberration-free diffraction-limited 3D images without the resolution and depth-of-field limitations of lens-based tomographic systems, the only limitation being radiation damage. We review our recent experimental results, in which X-ray images were reconstructed from the diffraction pattern alone. A preliminary analysis of the radiation dose needed for CXDI imaging and the dose tolerance of frozen-hydrated life-science samples suggests that 3D tomography at a resolution of about 10 nm may be possible. In material science, where samples are less sensitive to radiation damage, we expect CXDI to be able to achieve 1 to 2 nm resolution using modern x-ray synchrotron sources. For higher resolution imaging of biological material, strategies based on fast-pulse illumination from proposed x-ray free-electron laser sources, can be considered as described in Neutze et al. Nature 406, 752–757 (2000).
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Marchesini, S.; Chapman, H. N.; Hau-Riege, S. P.; London, R. A.; Szoke, A.; He, H.; et al. (2003). Coherent X-ray diffractive imaging: applications and limitations. Optica Publishing Group. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3758705.v1
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AUTHORS (11)
SM
S. Marchesini
HC
H. N. Chapman
SH
S. P. Hau-Riege
RL
R. A. London
AS
A. Szoke
HH
H. He
MH
M. R. Howells
HP
H. Padmore
RR
R. Rosen
JS
J. C. H. Spence
UW
U. Weierstall