title: Design and performance of a compact scanning transmission X-ray microscope at the Photon Factory.
abstract: We present a new compact instrument designed for scanning transmission X-ray microscopy. It has piezo-driven linear stages, making it small and light. Optical components from the virtual source point to the detector are located on a single optical table, resulting in a portable instrument that can be operated at a general-purpose spectroscopy beamline without requiring any major reconstruction. Careful consideration has been given to solving the vibration problem common to high-resolution microscopy, so as not to affect the spatial resolution determined by the Fresnel zone plate. Results on bacteriogenic iron oxides, single particle aerosols, and rare-earth permanent magnets are presented as examples of its performance under diverse applications.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeichi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inami
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suga
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku 113-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mase
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono