Section outline

  • 2. X-Ray Microscopy

    - Contrast mechanisms and Image formation in X-ray microscopy

    - The components of an X-ray microscope vs component optical microscope

    - Soft and Hard X-ray microscopies, spatial resolution

    - X-ray sample interaction - spectroscopy

    - Synchrotron Radiation and Free Electron Laser imaging and diffraction

    - Example of X-ray microscopy applications to cell and tissue imaging