Hard X-ray phase-contrast imaging with the Compact Light Source based on inverse Compton X-rays.
The first imaging results obtained from a small-size synchrotron are reported. The newly developed Compact Light Source produces inverse Compton X-rays at the intersection point of the counter propagating laser and electron beam. The small size of the intersection point gives a highly coherent cone beam with a few milliradian angular divergence and a few percent energy spread. These specifications make the Compact Light Source ideal for a recently developed grating-based differential phase-contrast imaging method.
Bech
Martin
M
University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. bech@fys.ku.dk
Bunk
Oliver
O
David
Christian
C
Ruth
Ronald
R
Rifkin
Jeff
J
Loewen
Rod
R
Feidenhans'l
Robert
R
Pfeiffer
Franz
F
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