State of the art of X-ray speckle-based phase-contrast and dark-field imaging

MC Zdora - Journal of Imaging, 2018 - mdpi.com
In the past few years, X-ray phase-contrast and dark-field imaging have evolved to be
invaluable tools for non-destructive sample visualisation, delivering information inaccessible …

Multi-resolution X-ray phase-contrast and dark-field tomography of human cerebellum with near-field speckles

S Savatović, MC Zdora, F De Marco, C Bikis… - Biomedical Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
In this study, we use synchrotron-based multi-modal X-ray tomography to examine human
cerebellar tissue in three dimensions at two levels of spatial resolution (2.3 µm and 11.9 …

High-resolution and sensitivity bi-directional x-ray phase contrast imaging using 2D Talbot array illuminators

A Gustschin, M Riedel, K Taphorn, C Petrich… - Optica, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Two-dimensional (2D) Talbot array illuminators (TAIs) were designed, fabricated, and
evaluated for high-resolution high-contrast x-ray phase imaging of soft tissue at 10–20 keV …

[HTML][HTML] Single-shot X-ray dark-field imaging with omnidirectional sensitivity using random-pattern wavefront modulator

T Zhou, H Wang, K Sawhney - Applied Physics Letters, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
With the development of multi-modal x-ray imaging techniques, dark-field signals have
drawn increasing interest due to the complementary information to the conventional …

Auto-alignment of X-ray focusing mirrors with speckle-based at-wavelength metrology

T Zhou, H Wang, O Fox, K Sawhney - Optics Express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Significant improvements have been made in the fabrication of diffraction-limited X-ray
optics used to pursue an aberration-free wavefront. Alignment of these optics plays a crucial …

High-speed processing of X-ray wavefront marking data with the Unified Modulated Pattern Analysis (UMPA) model

F De Marco, S Savatović, R Smith, V Di Trapani… - Optics express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Wavefront-marking X-ray imaging techniques use eg, sandpaper or a grating to generate
intensity fluctuations, and analyze their distortion by the sample in order to retrieve …

Influence of photon beam and motor vibrations on at-wavelength X-ray speckle scanning metrology

N Tian, H Jiang, L Xue, J Xie - Frontiers in Physics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Speckle scanning metrology is an effective tool to determine the X-ray wave front error in
synchrotron radiation. By measuring wave front radii of curvature, X-ray optics can be high …

High-precision speckle-tracking X-ray imaging with adaptive subset size choices

N Tian, H Jiang, A Li, D Liang, F Yu - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Speckle-tracking imaging has the advantages of simple setup and high-sensitivity to slowly
varying phase gradients. Subset size choice is regarded as a trade-off problem for speckle …

Characterization of the error of the speckle-based wavefront metrology device at Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility

L Xue, Z Li, S Si, H Luo, Y He - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A metrology device based on the near-field speckle technique was developed in the x-ray
test beamline at the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility to meet the at-wavelength …

[Retracted] Study on the Cytotoxic Microstructure of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles by X‐Ray Phase‐Contrast CT Imaging

J Fei, S Nie, B Zhang, X Teng, Y Chen… - Contrast Media & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
To address the problem of microstructural analysis of titania nanoparticles with high
cytotoxicity, the authors propose X‐ray phase‐comparative CT imaging studies. In this …