Compact scanning transmission x-ray microscope at the photon factory

Journal Article · Thu Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2016 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4937514· OSTI ID:22494388

Takeichi, Yasuo; Inami, Nobuhito; Ono, Kanta ^[1]; Suga, Hiroki ^[2]; Takahashi, Yoshio ^[2]

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1. High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801 (Japan)
2. Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526 (Japan)

We report the design and performance of a compact scanning transmission X-ray microscope developed at the Photon Factory. Piezo-driven linear stages are used as coarse stages of the microscope to realize excellent compactness, mobility, and vibrational and thermal stability. An X-ray beam with an intensity of ∼10{sup 7} photons/s was focused to a diameter of ∼40 nm at the sample. At the soft X-ray undulator beamline used with the microscope, a wide range of photon energies (250–1600 eV) is available. The microscope has been used to research energy materials and in environmental sciences.

• OSTI ID: 22494388
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1696, Issue 1; Conference: XRM 2014: 12. international conference on X-ray microscopy, Melbourne (Australia), 26-31 Oct 2014; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BEAMS
MICROSCOPES
MOBILITY
PERFORMANCE
PHOTONS
SOFT X RADIATION
TRANSMISSION
WIGGLER MAGNETS