Title

Development Of A Laser Plasma X-Ray Microscope To Observe Live Hydrated Biological Specimens

Keywords

Contact x-ray microscopy; Functional structure; In vivo observation; Laser plasma x ray; Live hydrated specimens

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 x-ray source to observe wet live specimens. The detail of the x-ray microscope will be presented. A image is presented. X-ray images of the mouse macrophages without (a) and with (b) Latexes taken by contact x-ray microscopy with laser plasma x-ray source. © 2006 by Astro Ltd.

Publication Date

4-1-2006

Publication Title

Laser Physics Letters

Volume

3

Issue

4

Number of Pages

205-207

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1002/lapl.200510074

Socpus ID

34147203919 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/34147203919

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