Possibilities for x-ray holography using synchrotron radiation
Since the theoretical and experimental demonstrations of the effectiveness of soft x-rays in imaging biological material there has been considerable study given to the prospects for further development of the presently existing techniques. This has been motivated to a large extent by advances in source technology, particularly the use of undulators on electron storage rings and recent improvements in short wavelength lasers. The present author has carried out theoretical evaluations of the possibilities of holographic imaging and has also recorded a number of holograms using the U15 soft x-ray beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) 750 MeV storage ring at Brookhaven. Some of these have been successfully reconstructed using He:Cd laser light. In this paper we first review the physical processes which generate information containing wavefronts when soft x-rays interact with matter. We then briefly describe the holographic method which has been highly developed using visible light lasers and identify holographic geometries which are promising for x-ray applications. We discuss some of the practical and theoretical limitations involved in making holographic images and then give the results of our own experiments.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 5118728
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-33994; ON: DE84010390
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ACCELERATORS
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
CYCLIC ACCELERATORS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTROMAGNETS
EQUIPMENT
HOLOGRAPHY
IMAGES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MAGNETS
NSLS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
SOFT X RADIATION
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCES
SYNCHROTRONS
WIGGLER MAGNETS
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