Title

Development of a laser plasma x-ray microscope to observe live hydrated biological specimens

Authors

Authors

M. Kado; H. Daido; Y. Yamamoto; K. Shinohara;M. C. Richardson

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Laser Phys. Lett.

Keywords

live hydrated specimens; laser plasma x ray; contact x-ray microscopy; functional structure; in vivo observation; MICROGRAPHY; Instruments & Instrumentation

Abstract

Investigating the structure and the function of life object performing advanced life activity becomes important. In order to investigate the life object, it is necessary to observe living specimens with high spatial resolution and high temporal resolution. Since laser plasma x-ray source has high brightness and short pulse duration, x-ray microscope with the laser plasma x-ray source makes possible to observe living specimens. Such as chromosomes, macrophages, bacterium, and so on have been observed by contact x-ray microscopy. The x-ray images obtained by indirect measurements such as the contact x-ray microscopy have difficulty to avoid artificial effect such as irregular due to developing process. Development of an x-ray microscope with laser plasma x-ray source is necessary to avoid such defects. We have been developing an x-ray microscope with laser plasma xray source to observe wet live specimens. The detail of the x-ray microscope will be presented.

Journal Title

Laser Physics Letters

Volume

3

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

205

Last Page

207

WOS Identifier

WOS:000236692900008

ISSN

1612-2011

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