We present a new compact instrument designed for scanning transmission X-ray microscopy. It has piezo-driven linear stages, making it small and light. Optical components from the virtual source point to the detector are located on a single optical table, resulting in a portable instrument that can be operated at a general-purpose spectroscopy beamline without requiring any major reconstruction. Careful consideration has been given to solving the vibration problem common to high-resolution microscopy, so as not to affect the spatial resolution determined by the Fresnel zone plate. Results on bacteriogenic iron oxides, single particle aerosols, and rare-earth permanent magnets are presented as examples of its performance under diverse applications.
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January 2016
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January 25 2016
Design and performance of a compact scanning transmission X-ray microscope at the Photon Factory
Y. Takeichi;
Y. Takeichi
a)
1
Institute of Materials Structure Science
, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
2Department of Materials Structure Science,
SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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N. Inami;
N. Inami
1
Institute of Materials Structure Science
, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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H. Suga;
H. Suga
3Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science,
Hiroshima University
, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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C. Miyamoto;
C. Miyamoto
4Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science,
The University of Tokyo
, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku 113-0033, Japan
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T. Ueno
;
T. Ueno
5
National Institute for Materials Science
, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan
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K. Mase;
K. Mase
1
Institute of Materials Structure Science
, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
2Department of Materials Structure Science,
SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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Y. Takahashi;
Y. Takahashi
1
Institute of Materials Structure Science
, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
3Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science,
Hiroshima University
, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
4Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science,
The University of Tokyo
, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku 113-0033, Japan
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K. Ono
K. Ono
1
Institute of Materials Structure Science
, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
2Department of Materials Structure Science,
SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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Rev. Sci. Instrum. 87, 013704 (2016)
Article history
Received:
November 05 2015
Accepted:
January 10 2016
Citation
Y. Takeichi, N. Inami, H. Suga, C. Miyamoto, T. Ueno, K. Mase, Y. Takahashi, K. Ono; Design and performance of a compact scanning transmission X-ray microscope at the Photon Factory. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 January 2016; 87 (1): 013704. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4940409
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