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Title: Single Particle X-ray Diffractive Imaging

Journal Article · · Nano Letters, vol. 8, no. 1, December 21, 2007, pp. 310-316
OSTI ID:943839

In nanotechnology, strategies for the creation and manipulation of nanoparticles in the gas phase are critically important for surface modification and substrate-free characterization. Recent coherent diffractive imaging with intense femtosecond X-ray pulses has verified the capability of single-shot imaging of nanoscale objects at sub-optical resolutions beyond the radiation-induced damage threshold. By intercepting electrospray-generated particles with a single 15 femtosecond soft-X-ray pulse, we demonstrate diffractive imaging of a nanoscale specimen in free flight for the first time, an important step toward imaging uncrystallized biomolecules.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
943839
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JRNL-235405; TRN: US200902%%315
Journal Information:
Nano Letters, vol. 8, no. 1, December 21, 2007, pp. 310-316, Vol. 8, Issue 1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English