Phase contrast X-ray synchrotron imaging: Opening access to fossil inclusions in opaque amber

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-259

  Lak, Malvina ^a,b   Néraudeau, Didier ^b   Nel, André ^c   Cloetens, Peter ^a   Perrichot, Vincent ^d   Tafforeau, Paul ^a,e  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e Institut International de Paléoprimatologie et Paléontologie Humaine   (France)

Author keywords

Continuous acquisition mode; Fossil arthropods; Microradiography; Microtomography; Opaque amber; Propagation phase contrast; Synchrotron imaging

Indexed keywords

AMBER; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; IMMERSION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SYNCHROTRON;

AMBER; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; FOSSILS; IMMERSION; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; SYNCHROTRONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WATER;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 44149121969     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927608080264     Document Type: Article

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