Design and performance of a compact scanning transmission X-ray microscope at the Photon Factory

Journal Article · Fri Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 2016 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4940409· OSTI ID:22482823

Mase, K.; Ono, K. ^[1]; Inami, N. ^[1]; Suga, H. ^[2]; Miyamoto, C. ^[3]; Ueno, T. ^[4]; Takahashi, Y. ^[1]

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1. Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801 (Japan)
2. Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 (Japan)
3. Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku 113-0033 (Japan)
4. National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-0047 (Japan)

We present a new compact instrument designed for scanning transmission X-ray microscopy. It has piezo-driven linear stages, making it small and light. Optical components from the virtual source point to the detector are located on a single optical table, resulting in a portable instrument that can be operated at a general-purpose spectroscopy beamline without requiring any major reconstruction. Careful consideration has been given to solving the vibration problem common to high-resolution microscopy, so as not to affect the spatial resolution determined by the Fresnel zone plate. Results on bacteriogenic iron oxides, single particle aerosols, and rare-earth permanent magnets are presented as examples of its performance under diverse applications.

• OSTI ID: 22482823
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 87; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AEROSOLS
DESIGN
IRON OXIDES
MICROSCOPY
PERFORMANCE
PERMANENT MAGNETS
PHOTONS
RARE EARTHS
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
SPECTROSCOPY
X RADIATION