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Title: X-ray holography of biological specimens

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6314558

The author reviews the reasons for x-ray imaging of biological specimens and the techniques presently being used for x-ray microscopy. The author points out the advantages of x-ray holography and the difficulties of obtaining the requisite coherence with conventional sources. The author discusses the problems of radiation damage and the remarkable fact that short pulse x-ray sources circumvent these problems and obtain high-resolution images of specimens in the living state. Finally, the author reviews some of the efforts underway to develop high-intensity coherent x-ray sources for the laboratory. 14 references, 5 figures, 2 tables.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6314558
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-84-3340; CONF-840783-3; ON: DE85002437
Resource Relation:
Conference: 9. international congress on photobiology, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 3 Jul 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English