Improved Resolution of Soft X-Ray Contact Images Using Laser-Produced Plasmas

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ford, T. W. | Stead, A. D. | Hills, C. P. | Rosser, R. J. | Rizvi, N.

Affiliations: Department of Biology, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United Kingdom | Department of Physics, Kings College, The Strand, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom | Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX 11 0QX, United Kingdom

Abstract: Soft x-ray contact images have been obtained of diatom skeletons using laser-generated plasmas of low energy (2 J IR). These images have a resolution of less than 60 nm, which is superior to that reported previously for biological specimens, using this technique.

DOI: 10.3233/XST-1989-1208

Journal: Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 207-210, 1989