Focusing collimators for a microfocus X-ray source

Comparison of two x-ray phase-contrast imaging methods with a microfocus source.

We present a comparison for high-resolution imaging with a laboratory source between grating-based (GBI) and propagation-based (PBI) x-ray phase-contrast imaging. The comparison is done through simulations and experiments using a liquid-metal-jet x-ray microfocus source. Radiation doses required for detection in projection images are simulated as a function of the diameter of a cylindrical samp...

Factors Affecting In-line Phase Contrast Imaging with a Laboratory Microfocus X-ray Source

An in-line method of phase contrast imaging is investigated using a polychromatic laboratorybased microfocus X-ray source. The effect of source size is considered, and by introducing water into the imaging path the influence of water on the phase contrast is determined. The results confirm that good phase contrast images can be achieved using a polychromatic laboratory-based X-ray source, and d...

Phase-contrast x-ray imaging with a liquid-metal-jet-anode microfocus source

Phase-contrast methods increase contrast, detail, and selectivity in x-ray imaging. Present compact x-ray sources do not provide the necessary spatial coherence with sufficient power to allow the laboratory-scale high-resolution phase-contrast imaging with adequate exposure times. In this letter, the authors demonstrate phase-contrast imaging with few-micron detail employing a compact 6.5 m spo...

Microfocus X-ray scattering investigations of eggshell nanotexture.

The avian eggshell is a highly ordered calcitic bioceramic composite, with both inorganic and organic constituents. The interactions between the inorganic and organic components within the structure are poorly understood but are likely to occur at the nanometre level. Thus structural variation at this level may impinge on the overall structural integrity and mechanical performance of the eggshe...

IμS – Incoatec Microfocus Source