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X-ray imaging goes broadband

Lensless X-ray imaging is no longer limited to monochromatic sources. A new approach that is compatible with polychromatic beams can increase the efficiency of diffractive imaging experiments, thus significantly reducing exposure times.

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Figure 1: Polychromatic coherent X-Ray diffraction imaging.

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Roy, S. X-ray imaging goes broadband. Nature Photon 5, 390–391 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.128

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