scholarly journals EUV and Hard X-ray Hartmann Wavefront Sensing for Optical Metrology, Alignment and Phase Imaging

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 874
Author(s):  
Ombeline de La Rochefoucauld ◽  
Guillaume Dovillaire ◽  
Fabrice Harms ◽  
Mourad Idir ◽  
Lei Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
High Harmonic ◽  
Ultra Violet ◽  
Phase Imaging ◽  
Wavefront Sensors ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Automatic Alignment ◽  
Euv Lasers

For more than 15 years, Imagine Optic have developed Extreme Ultra Violet (EUV) and X-ray Hartmann wavefront sensors for metrology and imaging applications. These sensors are compatible with a wide range of X-ray sources: from synchrotrons, Free Electron Lasers, laser-driven betatron and plasma-based EUV lasers to High Harmonic Generation. In this paper, we first describe the principle of a Hartmann sensor and give some key parameters to design a high-performance sensor. We also present different applications from metrology (for manual or automatic alignment of optics), to soft X-ray source optimization and X-ray imaging.

Triple‐Cation and Mixed‐Halide Perovskite Single Crystal for High‐Performance X‐ray Imaging

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 2006010
Author(s):  
Yucheng Liu ◽  
Yunxia Zhang ◽  
Xuejie Zhu ◽  
Jiangshan Feng ◽  
Ioannis Spanopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
High Performance ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
Halide Perovskite

scholarly journals Beating absorption in solid-state high harmonics

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanzhe Liu ◽  
Giulio Vampa ◽  
Jingyuan Linda Zhang ◽  
Yu Shi ◽  
Siddharth Buddhiraju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vacuum Ultraviolet ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
High Harmonic ◽  
Ultra Violet ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Order ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
X Ray ◽  
On Chip

Abstract Since the new millennium coherent extreme ultra-violet and soft x-ray radiation has revolutionized the understanding of dynamical physical, chemical and biological systems at the electron’s natural timescale. Unfortunately, coherent laser-based upconversion of infrared photons to vacuum-ultraviolet and soft x-ray high-order harmonics in gaseous, liquid and solid targets is notoriously inefficient. In dense nonlinear media, the limiting factor is strong re-absorption of the generated high-energy photons. Here we overcome this limitation by generating high-order harmonics from a periodic array of thin one-dimensional crystalline silicon ridge waveguides. Adding vacuum gaps between the ridges avoids the high absorption loss of the bulk and results in a ~ 100-fold increase of the extraction depth. As the grating period is varied, each high harmonic shows a different and marked modulation, indicating their waveguiding in the vacuum slots with reduced absorption. Looking ahead, our results enable bright on-chip coherent short-wavelength sources and may extend the usable spectral range of traditional nonlinear crystals to their absorption windows. Potential applications include on-chip chemically-sensitive spectro-nanoscopy.

scholarly journals High-Performance Flexible Ultraviolet Photodetectors with Ni/Cu-Codoped ZnO Nanorods Grown on PET Substrates

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafiz Muhammad Salman Ajmal ◽  
Fasihullah Khan ◽  
Noor Ul Huda ◽  
Sunjung Lee ◽  
Kiyun Nam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Ultra Violet ◽  
Device Fabrication ◽  
Electrode Structure ◽  
Large Area ◽  
X Ray

As a developing technology for flexible electronic device fabrication, ultra-violet (UV) photodetectors (PDs) based on a ZnO nanostructure are an effective approach for large-area integration of sensors on nonconventional substrates, such as plastic or paper. However, photoconductive ZnO nanorods grown on flexible substrates have slow responses or recovery as well as low spectral responsivity R because of the native defects and inferior crystallinity of hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorods at low temperatures. In this study, ZnO nanorod crystallites are doped with Cu or Ni/Cu when grown on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates in an attempt to improve the performance of flexible PDs. The doping with Ni/Cu or Cu not only improves the crystalline quality but also significantly suppresses the density of deep-level emission defects in as-grown ZnO nanorods, as demonstrated by X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence. Furthermore, the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis shows that doping with the transition metals significantly increases the oxygen bonding with metal ions with enhanced O/Zn stoichiometry in as-grown nanorods. The fabricated flexible PD devices based on an interdigitated electrode structure demonstrates a very high R of ~123 A/W, a high on-off current ratio of ~130, and a significant improvement in transient response speed exhibiting rise and fall time of ~8 and ~3 s, respectively, by using the ZnO nanorods codoped by Ni/Cu.

A scanning Kelvin probe for synchrotron investigations: thein situdetection of radiation-induced potential changes

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bekir Salgin ◽  
Dirk Vogel ◽  
Diego Pontoni ◽  
Heiko Schröder ◽  
Bernd Schönberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Kelvin Probe ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Scanning Kelvin Probe ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
First Results ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Set Up

A wide range of high-performance X-ray surface/interface characterization techniques are implemented nowadays at every synchrotron radiation source. However, these techniques are not always `non-destructive' because possible beam-induced electronic or structural changes may occur during X-ray irradiation. As these changes may be at least partially reversible, anin situtechnique is required for assessing their extent. Here the integration of a scanning Kelvin probe (SKP) set-up with a synchrotron hard X-ray interface scattering instrument for thein situdetection of work function variations resulting from X-ray irradiation is reported. First results, obtained on bare sapphire and sapphire covered by a room-temperature ionic liquid, are presented. In both cases a potential change was detected, which decayed and vanished after switching off the X-ray beam. This demonstrates the usefulness of a SKP forin situmonitoring of surface/interface potentials during X-ray materials characterization experiments.

Investigation of (micro-)meteoritic materials at the new hard X-ray imaging PUMA beamline for heritage sciences

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 2033-2039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter Tack ◽  
Benjamin Bazi ◽  
Bart Vekemans ◽  
Tulin Okbinoglu ◽  
Flore Van Maldeghem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Contrast Imaging ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Imaging Tool ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
Synchrotron Facility ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
New Instrument

At the French synchrotron facility SOLEIL, a new X-ray imaging facility PUMA (Photons Utilisés pour les Matériaux Anciens) has been made available to scientific communities studying materials from cultural heritage. This new instrument aims to achieve 2D and 3D imaging with microscopic resolution, applying different analytical techniques including X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray diffraction and phase-contrast imaging. In order to discover its capabilities a detailed analytical characterization of this beamline as an analytical and imaging tool is deemed necessary. In this work, (confocal) XRF and XAS analyses are demonstrated using the Seymchan pallasite meteorite and an Antarctic unmelted micrometeorite as case studies. The obtained spatial resolution (2 µm × 3 µm) and sensitivity (detection limits <10 p.p.m. for 1 s acquisition at 18 keV) show that PUMA is a competitive state-of-the-art beamline, providing several high-profile and high-in-demand analytical methods while maintaining applicability towards a wide range of heritage-oriented sciences.

scholarly journals Measuring the plasma composition in tokamaks with metallic plasma-facing components

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sertoli ◽  
Pedro Jorge Carvalho ◽  
C. Giroud ◽  
S. Menmuir ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Effective Charge ◽  
Ultra Violet ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Plasma Composition ◽  
Total Radiation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Plasma Facing Components ◽  
Radial Profiles ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Consistent Picture

In present and future magnetic confined fusion devices with metallic plasma-facing components (PFCs) such as JET-ILW and ITER, the calculation of the plasma composition must account for multiple impurities of a wide range of mass and charge, resolve their poloidal asymmetries and account for different central peakings for various elements. Single measurements of radiation and effective charge are not enough to characterize this complex system and a self-consistent analysis of data from multiple diagnostics is required. This contribution describes a method to calculate the plasma composition simultaneously accounting for contributions of up to two low-Z impurities, and two mid-/high-Z impurities. The analysis stems from methodologies explained in Sertoli et al. (Rev. Sci. Instrum., vol. 89 (11), 2018, 113501), expanded to include more impurities and to coherently analyse multiple diagnostics within the same framework. The example Ne-seeded JET-ILW hybrid discharge reported here shows that Be, Ne, Ni and W are necessary to simultaneously explain the observed soft X-ray emission, the W concentration measured by passive vacuum ultra-violet spectroscopy, the line-of-sight integrated measurement of the effective charge, the observed poloidal asymmetry of the soft X-ray (SXR) emission, the Ne density measured by charge-exchange-recombination spectroscopy and the line-of-sight integrals of the total radiation as measured by bolometry. This consistent picture of the elemental composition enables the calculation of the radial profiles of the effective charge, the dilution and total radiation. For the cases analysed up to now, these are often very different from the typical assumptions presently used when modelling JET-ILW discharges. This will affect, among others, the calculation of neutron rates, current density profile and heat transport. These considerations are of course valid for all present and future magnetic-controlled fusion devices which exhibit multi-material plasma-facing components, including ITER.

Investigation of Scintillation Screens for X-Ray Imaging

2006 ◽  
Vol 321-323 ◽  
pp. 1056-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Min Kim ◽  
Ho Kyung Kim ◽  
Min Ho Cheong ◽  
Min Kook Cho ◽  
Cheol Soon Shon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Function ◽  
Modulation Transfer Function ◽  
Columnar Structure ◽  
Diagnostic Radiology ◽  
Modulation Transfer ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Imaging ◽  
Conventional Film ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Imaging Performance

Terbium-doped gadolinium oxysulfide (Gd2O2S:Tb) phosphor screen is the most popular X-ray converter in diagnostic radiology. We have investigated the fundamental imaging performance of Gd2O2S:Tb screens in terms of X-ray sensitivity and MTF (modulation-transfer function). The measurements were performed for a wide range of coverages (34 – 135 mg/cm2) by using a conventional film radiographic method. In addition, CsI:Tl having columnar structure was also investigated.

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