X-ray imaging microscope with a partial coherent illumination

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4499, Issue , 2001, Pages 29-37

  Takeuchi, Akihisa ^a   Takano, Hidekazu ^a   Uesugi, Kentaro ^a   Suzuki, Yoshio ^a  

^a JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fresnel zone plate; Partial coherent illumination; Synchrotron radiation; X ray microscopy

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COHERENT LIGHT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

FRESNEL ZONE PLATE; PARTIAL COHERENT ILLUMINATION; X RAY IMAGING;

X RAY OPTICS;

EID: 0035763341     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.450219     Document Type: Article

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