Compact water-window transmission X-ray microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 268-273

  Berglund, M ^a   Rymell, L ^a   Peuker, M ^b   Wilhein, T ^b   Hertz, H M ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compact; Droplet target; Laser plasma; Multilayer optics; Soft X ray microscopy; Water window; Zone plate optics

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; MULTILAYERS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); X RAY MICROSCOPES;

COMPACT; DROPLET TARGET; LASER-PLASMAS; MULTILAYER OPTICS; SOFT X-RAY; SOFT X-RAY MICROSCOPY; WATER WINDOW; X RAY MICROSCOPY; ZONE PLATE OPTIC; ZONE PLATES;

DROPS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0034109936     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2000.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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