Open AccessImaging soft X‐ray microscope at Rits Synchrotron Radiation Center
Author(s) -
Hirai A.,
Takemoto K.,
Nishino K.,
Watanabe N.,
Anderson E.,
Attwood D.,
Kern D.,
Hettwer M.,
Rudolph D.,
Aoki S.,
Nakayama Y.,
Kihara H.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s0909049597018529
Subject(s) - microscope , synchrotron radiation , optical microscope , optics , materials science , resolution (logic) , x ray , microscopy , synchrotron , environmental scanning electron microscope , scanning electron microscope , physics , artificial intelligence , computer science
An imaging soft X‐ray microscope with zone plates has been installed at Rits SR Center (Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan). With this microscope, specimens were set in air, which made it possible to investigate the specimens without breaking the vacuum of the microscope. The specimens can be prefocused with an optical microscope. Dry and wet biospecimens in air were observed. A new optical system was designed to improve the resolution.