PtyNAMi: ptychographic nano-analytical microscope

J Appl Crystallogr. 2020 Jul 30;53(Pt 4):957-971. doi: 10.1107/S1600576720008420. eCollection 2020 Aug 1.

Abstract

Ptychographic X-ray imaging at the highest spatial resolution requires an optimal experimental environment, providing a high coherent flux, excellent mechanical stability and a low background in the measured data. This requires, for example, a stable performance of all optical components along the entire beam path, high temperature stability, a robust sample and optics tracking system, and a scatter-free environment. This contribution summarizes the efforts along these lines to transform the nanoprobe station on beamline P06 (PETRA III) into the ptychographic nano-analytical microscope (PtyNAMi).

Keywords: X-ray imaging; in situ imaging; multi-modal imaging; ptychography; tomography.

Grants and funding

This work was funded by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung grants 05K13OD4, 05K16VK1, and 05K19VK4. EU-H2020 grant 654360.