Laboratory water-window x-ray microscopy

M Kördel, A Dehlinger, C Seim, U Vogt, E Fogelqvist… - Optica, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Soft x-ray microscopy in the water window (∼ 285− 535 e V) is an emerging and unique tool
for 2D and 3D imaging of unstained intact cellular samples in their near-native state with few …

[HTML][HTML] Visualizing the ultra-structure of microorganisms using table-top extreme ultraviolet imaging

C Liu, W Eschen, L Loetgering, DS Penagos Molina… - PhotoniX, 2023 - Springer
Table-top extreme ultraviolet (EUV) microscopy offers unique opportunities for label-free
investigation of biological samples. Here, we demonstrate ptychographic EUV imaging of …

Compact system for near edge X-ray fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy using a laser-plasma light source

P Wachulak, M Duda, A Bartnik, A Sarzyński… - Optics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We present a compact laboratory system for near edge soft X-ray fine structure (NEXAFS)
spectroscopy that was developed using a laser-plasma light source. The source is based on …

Perspective: Towards single shot time-resolved microscopy using short wavelength table-top light sources

T Helk, M Zürch, C Spielmann - Structural Dynamics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Time-resolved imaging allows revealing the interaction mechanisms in the microcosm of
both inorganic and biological objects. While X-ray microscopy has proven its advantages for …

[HTML][HTML] Optical coherence tomography (OCT) with 2 nm axial resolution using a compact laser plasma soft X-ray source

P Wachulak, A Bartnik, H Fiedorowicz - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
We present optical coherence tomography (OCT) with 2 nm axial resolution using
broadband soft X-ray radiation (SXR) from a compact laser plasma light source. The laser …

[HTML][HTML] Biological applications of short wavelength microscopy based on compact, laser-produced gas-puff plasma source

A Torrisi, PW Wachulak, A Bartnik, Ł Węgrzyński… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Short wavelength compact microscopy setups, operating in the
biological-dedicated “water window” spectral range, perform sample imaging with a …

Effect of annealing on layer intermixing in nanoscale Cr/Ti multilayers depending on the period value

EO Filatova, AV Karataev, AU Gaisin… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effect of annealing on the intermixing of thin Ti and Cr layers and their crystallinity in
multilayer structures was studied using XPS, TEM, XRR and XRD methods. Multilayer …

A “water window” tomography based on a laser-plasma double-stream gas-puff target soft X-ray source

PW Wachulak, A Torrisi, W Krauze, A Bartnik… - Applied Physics B, 2019 - Springer
A desktop laser-plasma double-stream gas-puff target soft X-ray (SXR) source, operating in
the so-called “water window” spectral range (λ= 2.3–4.4 nm). was successfully employed to …

[HTML][HTML] Bioimaging using full field and contact EUV and SXR microscopes with nanometer spatial resolution

P Wachulak, A Torrisi, M Ayele, J Czwartos, A Bartnik… - Applied Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
We present our recent results, related to nanoscale imaging in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV)
and soft X-ray (SXR) spectral ranges and demonstrate three novel imaging systems recently …

[HTML][HTML] NEXAFS at nitrogen K-edge and titanium L-edge using a laser-plasma soft x-ray source based on a double-stream gas puff target

P Wachulak, M Duda, A Bartnik, Ł Węgrzyński, T Fok… - APL Photonics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
We present a possibility of reaching higher energy absorption edges of organic materials,
beyond the carbon K-edge, in the near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) …