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High-flux ptychographic imaging using the new 55 μm-pixel detector 'Lambda' based on the Medipix3 readout chip

Wilke, R. N. ; Wallentin, J. LU ; Osterhoff, M. ; Pennicard, D. ; Zozulya, A. ; Sprung, M. and Salditt, T. (2014) In Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances 70. p.552-562
Abstract

Suitable detection systems that are capable of recording high photon count rates with single-photon detection are instrumental for coherent X-ray imaging. The new single-photon-counting pixel detector 'Lambda' has been tested in a ptychographic imaging experiment on solar-cell nanowires using Kirkpatrick-Baez-focused 13.8 keV X-rays. Taking advantage of the high count rate of the Lambda and dynamic range expansion by the semi-transparent central stop, a high-dynamic-range diffraction signal covering more than seven orders of magnitude has been recorded, which corresponds to a photon flux density of about 105 photons nm-2 s-1 or a flux of ∼1010 photons s-1 on the sample. By... (More)

Suitable detection systems that are capable of recording high photon count rates with single-photon detection are instrumental for coherent X-ray imaging. The new single-photon-counting pixel detector 'Lambda' has been tested in a ptychographic imaging experiment on solar-cell nanowires using Kirkpatrick-Baez-focused 13.8 keV X-rays. Taking advantage of the high count rate of the Lambda and dynamic range expansion by the semi-transparent central stop, a high-dynamic-range diffraction signal covering more than seven orders of magnitude has been recorded, which corresponds to a photon flux density of about 105 photons nm-2 s-1 or a flux of ∼1010 photons s-1 on the sample. By comparison with data taken without the semi-transparent central stop, an increase in resolution by a factor of 3-4 is determined: from about 125 nm to about 38 nm for the nanowire and from about 83 nm to about 21 nm for the illuminating wavefield.

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coherent diffractive imaging, Lambda detector, Medipix3 chip, phase retrieval, ptychography, semi-transparent beam stop, semi-transparent central stop, solar-cell nanowires
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Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances
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70
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11 pages
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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2053-2733
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10.1107/S2053273314014545
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English
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  author       = {{Wilke, R. N. and Wallentin, J. and Osterhoff, M. and Pennicard, D. and Zozulya, A. and Sprung, M. and Salditt, T.}},
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  keywords     = {{coherent diffractive imaging; Lambda detector; Medipix3 chip; phase retrieval; ptychography; semi-transparent beam stop; semi-transparent central stop; solar-cell nanowires}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{11}},
  pages        = {{552--562}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances}},
  title        = {{High-flux ptychographic imaging using the new 55 μm-pixel detector 'Lambda' based on the Medipix3 readout chip}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S2053273314014545}},
  doi          = {{10.1107/S2053273314014545}},
  volume       = {{70}},
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