Open AccessWhy is my image noisy? A look into the terms contributing to a time‐resolved X‐ray microscopy image
Author(s) -
Finizio Simone,
Watts Benjamin,
Raabe Jörg
Publication year - 2021
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/s1600577521004240
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , microscopy , image quality , image (mathematics) , optics , x ray , photon , transmission (telecommunications) , sample (material) , flux (metallurgy) , physics , quality (philosophy) , materials science , computer science , computer vision , mathematics , statistics , quantum mechanics , telecommunications , metallurgy , thermodynamics
Through Monte Carlo simulations, we investigate how various experimental parameters can influence the quality of time‐resolved scanning transmission X‐ray microscopy images. In particular, the effect of the X‐ray photon flux, of the thickness of the investigated samples, and of the frequency of the dynamical process under investigation on the resulting time‐resolved image are investigated. The ideal sample and imaging conditions that allow for an optimal image quality are then identifed.