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Glazyrin K, Khandarkhaeva S, Fedotenko T, Dong W, Laniel D, Seiboth F, Schropp A, Garrevoet J, Brückner D, Falkenberg G, Kubec A, David C, Wendt M, Wenz S, Dubrovinsky L, Dubrovinskaia N, Liermann HP. Sub-micrometer focusing setup for high-pressure crystallography at the Extreme Conditions beamline at PETRA III. J Synchrotron Radiat 2022; 29:654-663. [PMID: 35510998 PMCID: PMC9070721 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577522002582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Scientific tasks aimed at decoding and characterizing complex systems and processes at high pressures set new challenges for modern X-ray diffraction instrumentation in terms of X-ray flux, focal spot size and sample positioning. Presented here are new developments at the Extreme Conditions beamline (P02.2, PETRA III, DESY, Germany) that enable considerable improvements in data collection at very high pressures and small scattering volumes. In particular, the focusing of the X-ray beam to the sub-micrometer level is described, and control of the aberrations of the focusing compound refractive lenses is made possible with the implementation of a correcting phase plate. This device provides a significant enhancement of the signal-to-noise ratio by conditioning the beam shape profile at the focal spot. A new sample alignment system with a small sphere of confusion enables single-crystal data collection from grains of micrometer to sub-micrometer dimensions subjected to pressures as high as 200 GPa. The combination of the technical development of the optical path and the sample alignment system contributes to research and gives benefits on various levels, including rapid and accurate diffraction mapping of samples with sub-micrometer resolution at multimegabar pressures.
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Affiliation(s)
- K. Glazyrin
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Center for X-ray and Nano Science CXNS, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for X-ray and Nano Science CXNS, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Helmholtz Imaging Platform, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Department Physik, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Micro- and Nanotechnology, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen-PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Micro- and Nanotechnology, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen-PSI, Switzerland
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Campus Valla, Fysikhuset F310, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestrasse 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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Longo E, Sancey L, Flenner S, Kubec A, Bonnin A, David C, Müller M, Greving I. X-ray Zernike phase contrast tomography: 3D ROI visualization of mm-sized mice organ tissues down to sub-cellular components. Biomed Opt Express 2020; 11:5506-5517. [PMID: 33149967 PMCID: PMC7587279 DOI: 10.1364/boe.396695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
Thanks to its non-invasive nature, X-ray phase contrast tomography is a very versatile imaging tool for biomedical studies. In contrast, histology is a well-established method, though having its limitations: it requires extensive sample preparation and it is quite time consuming. Therefore, the development of nano-imaging techniques for studying anatomic details at the cellular level is gaining more and more importance. In this article, full field transmission X-ray nanotomography is used in combination with Zernike phase contrast to image millimeter sized unstained tissue samples at high spatial resolution. The regions of interest (ROI) scans of different tissues were obtained from mouse kidney, spleen and mammalian carcinoma. Thanks to the relatively large field of view and effective pixel sizes down to 36 nm, this 3D approach enabled the visualization of the specific morphology of each tissue type without staining or complex sample preparation. As a proof of concept technique, we show that the high-quality images even permitted the 3D segmentation of multiple structures down to a sub-cellular level. Using stitching techniques, volumes larger than the field of view are accessible. This method can lead to a deeper understanding of the organs' nano-anatomy, filling the resolution gap between histology and transmission electron microscopy.
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- E. Longo
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Material Research, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences U1209 UMR5309 UGA, Allée des Alpes - Site Santé, La Tronche, 38700, France
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Material Research, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI, 5232, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI, 5232, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI, 5232, Switzerland
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Material Research, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Material Research, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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Svetina C, Mankowsky R, Knopp G, Koch F, Seniutinas G, Rösner B, Kubec A, Lebugle M, Mochi I, Beck M, Cirelli C, Krempasky J, Pradervand C, Rouxel J, Mancini GF, Zerdane S, Pedrini B, Esposito V, Ingold G, Wagner U, Flechsig U, Follath R, Chergui M, Milne C, Lemke HT, David C, Beaud P. Towards X-ray transient grating spectroscopy. Opt Lett 2019; 44:574-577. [PMID: 30702682 DOI: 10.1364/ol.44.000574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The extension of transient grating spectroscopy to the x-ray regime will create numerous opportunities, ranging from the study of thermal transport in the ballistic regime to charge, spin, and energy transfer processes with atomic spatial and femtosecond temporal resolution. Studies involving complicated split-and-delay lines have not yet been successful in achieving this goal. Here we propose a novel, simple method based on the Talbot effect for converging beams, which can easily be implemented at current x-ray free electron lasers. We validate our proposal by analyzing printed interference patterns on polymethyl methacrylate and gold samples using ∼3 keV X-ray pulses.
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