title: X-ray holography with a customizable reference.
abstract: In X-ray Fourier-transform holography, images are formed by exploiting the interference pattern between the X-rays scattered from the sample and a known reference wave. To date, this technique has only been possible with a limited set of special reference waves. We demonstrate X-ray Fourier-transform holography with an almost unrestricted choice for the reference wave, permitting experimental geometries to be designed according to the needs of each experiment and opening up new avenues to optimize signal-to-noise and resolution. The optimization of holographic references can aid the development of holographic techniques to meet the demands of resolution and fidelity required for single-shot imaging applications with X-ray lasers.
authors.affiliation: 1] ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia [2].
authors.forename: Andrew V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: 1] School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia [2].
authors.forename: Adrian J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: D'Alfonso
authors.affiliation: Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Hamburg 22607, Germany.
authors.forename: Fenglin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Hamburg 22607, Germany.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bean
authors.affiliation: Fermi, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, SS 14-km 163.5, Basovizza, Trieste 34149, Italy.
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Capotondi
authors.affiliation: Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Hamburg 22607, Germany.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kirian
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pedersoli
authors.affiliation: Fermi, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, SS 14-km 163.5, Basovizza, Trieste 34149, Italy.
authors.forename: Emmanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pedersoli
authors.affiliation: Fermi, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, SS 14-km 163.5, Basovizza, Trieste 34149, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raimondi
authors.affiliation: Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Hamburg 22607, Germany.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stellato
authors.affiliation: 1] Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Hamburg 22607, Germany [2] European XFEL GmbH, Albert Einstein Ring 19, Hamburg 22761, Germany.
authors.forename: Chun Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: 1] Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY, Hamburg 22607, Germany [2] University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany.
authors.forename: Henry N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Chapman