Environmental control for X-ray nanotomography
Open Access
- 21 July 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) in Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
- Vol. 29 (5), 1223-1231
- https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600577522006968
Abstract
The acquisition speed and spatial resolution of X-ray nanotomography have continuously improved over the last decades. Coherent diffraction-based techniques breach the 10 nm resolution barrier frequently and thus pose stringent demands on sample positioning accuracy and stability. At the same time there is an increasing desire to accommodate in situ or operando measurements. Here, an environmental control system for X-ray nanotomography is introduced to regulate the temperature of a sample from room temperature up to 850 degrees C in a controlled atmospheric composition. The system allows for a 360 degrees sample rotation, permitting tomographic studies in situ or operando free of missing wedge constraints. The system is implemented and available at the flOMNI microscope at the Swiss Light Source. In addition to the environmental control system itself, the related modifications of flOMNI are described. Tomographic measurements of a nanoporous gold sample at 50 degrees C and 600 degrees C at a resolution of sub-20 nm demonstrate the performance of the device.Keywords
Funding Information
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (200021_196898, PZ00P2_179886)
- H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (884104)
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