Design and fabrication of micro optical system for x-ray analysis of biological cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5825, Issue , 2005, Pages 640-646

  Al Aioubi, M Y ^a   Prewett, P D ^a   Huq, S E ^b   Djakov, V ^b   Michette, A G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive optic; MOEMS; Novel x ray optic MOXI

Indexed keywords

MECHANICALLY-ACTUATED ZOOM; SENSOR CALIBRATION; X-RAY TECHNOLOGY;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; CALIBRATION; CELLS; LITHOGRAPHY; SENSORS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY ANALYSIS;

MICROOPTICS;

EID: 27644471772     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.604507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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