We describe refractive x-ray lenses with a parabolic profile that are genuine imaging devices, similar to glass lenses for visible light. They open considerable possibilities in x-ray microscopy, tomography, microanalysis, and coherent scattering. Based on these lenses a microscope for hard x rays is described, that can operate in the range from 2 to 50 keV, allowing for magnifications up to 50. At present, it is possible to image an area of about 300 μm in diameter with a resolving power of 0.3 μm that can be increased to 0.1 μm. This microscope is especially suited for opaque samples, up to 1 cm in thickness, which do not tolerate sample preparation, like many biological and soil specimens.
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A microscope for hard x rays based on parabolic compound refractive lenses
%0 Journal Article
%1 1999ApPhL..74.3924L
%A Lengeler, B.
%A Schroer, C. G.
%A Richwin, M.
%A Tümmler, J.
%A Drakopoulos, M.
%A Snigirev, A.
%A Snigireva, I.
%D 1999
%J Applied Physics Letters
%K coherent_scattering lense microanalysis microscope microscopy optical parabolic soil tomography x-ray x-ray_lense
%P 3924-+
%R 10.1063/1.124225
%T A microscope for hard x rays based on parabolic compound refractive lenses
%V 74
%X We describe refractive x-ray lenses with a parabolic profile that are genuine imaging devices, similar to glass lenses for visible light. They open considerable possibilities in x-ray microscopy, tomography, microanalysis, and coherent scattering. Based on these lenses a microscope for hard x rays is described, that can operate in the range from 2 to 50 keV, allowing for magnifications up to 50. At present, it is possible to image an area of about 300 μm in diameter with a resolving power of 0.3 μm that can be increased to 0.1 μm. This microscope is especially suited for opaque samples, up to 1 cm in thickness, which do not tolerate sample preparation, like many biological and soil specimens.
@article{1999ApPhL..74.3924L,
abstract = {We describe refractive x-ray lenses with a parabolic profile that are genuine imaging devices, similar to glass lenses for visible light. They open considerable possibilities in x-ray microscopy, tomography, microanalysis, and coherent scattering. Based on these lenses a microscope for hard x rays is described, that can operate in the range from 2 to 50 keV, allowing for magnifications up to 50. At present, it is possible to image an area of about 300 μm in diameter with a resolving power of 0.3 μm that can be increased to 0.1 μm. This microscope is especially suited for opaque samples, up to 1 cm in thickness, which do not tolerate sample preparation, like many biological and soil specimens.},
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author = {{Lengeler}, B. and {Schroer}, C. G. and {Richwin}, M. and {T{\"u}mmler}, J. and {Drakopoulos}, M. and {Snigirev}, A. and {Snigireva}, I.},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2523801d14a17219fad1710dc66efe7d1/thulefoth},
description = {A microscope for hard x rays based on parabolic compound refractive lenses},
doi = {10.1063/1.124225},
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journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
keywords = {coherent_scattering lense microanalysis microscope microscopy optical parabolic soil tomography x-ray x-ray_lense},
month = {June},
pages = {3924-+},
timestamp = {2008-05-16T05:31:48.000+0200},
title = {{A microscope for hard x rays based on parabolic compound refractive lenses}},
volume = 74,
year = 1999
}